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Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, is seeking passionate, creative and goal-oriented team members. We provide evidence-based mental health care, including programs for child/adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Our treatment is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.

We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters – providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke to build a career that touches lives.

Utilization Management Specialist

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Req ID 516605 Post Date Oct. 16, 2024 CategoryBehavioral Health FacilityValley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
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Description

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, seeks passionate, creative, and goal-oriented team members. We provide evidence-based mental health care, including programs for child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Our treatment is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery, and restoration. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to build a career that touches lives.

We Offer: 

  • Expansive Benefits Packages
  • Tuition Reimbursment
  • Professional Development and Advancment Opportunities
  • New and competitive pay rates

What you will do in this role:

  • Coordinates activity and functions in a multidisciplinary department with, Physicians, Social Workers and Nursing staff to provide comprehensive care coordination and discharge planning for each patient.
  • Seeks out information and resources and uses creative problem solving for complex discharge planning, quality of care and utilization issues.
  • Conducts review for appropriate utilization of services from admission through discharge, evaluates patient satisfaction, and evaluates quality of care provided.
  • Performs reviews for third party payors in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Communicates daily with physicians, hospital staff, family, community care providers, and patients to facilitate coordination of clinical activities and to enhance a seamless transition from one inpatient setting to alternative levels of care in hospital and outpatient settings.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Counseling from an accredited school, or posseses an RN or LPN

Licenses/Certification: Independent Practive Scope License in state of practice, LCSW, LMFT, LPC preferred, RN or LPN

Experience: Minimum one year experince in Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Utilization Management

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