The position is responsible for assisting with the 24-hour Admitting Process Unit (APU) to the Behavioral Health Center.  

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Reviews all transfer center (TC) packets for accuracy of documentation then enters information into BHC Psych-T database.
• Answer and triage phone calls.
• Works with admitting department to register BHC patients.
• Assist with coordination in connection with admission to nursing units.
• Prepare all consent forms and legal paperwork for inpatient admissions.
• Review admission paperwork with TC patients.
• Regularly check bed status.
• Maintain visit logs binder.
• Assist security with wrong door walk-ins and transfers to ER.
• Place orders for office supplies.
• Monday-Friday bed status report entered into NYS database.
• Update and maintain a daily excel spreadsheet for all admissions.
• Maintain telephone contact sheets as needed.
• Welcome new patients and their families to BHC and ensure completion of consents/legal paperwork.
• Fax all completed consent paperwork to admitting department.

Hiring for Per Diem 8-Hour shifts 

• Associates Degree from an accredited college or university required. 
• Previous work experience in a behavioral health or hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to direct the activities of patients, to work under potentially stressful conditions, and deal with individuals / critical situations in an effective manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse population.
• Ability to work independently.
• Sufficient physical ability and perceptive acuity to perform patient care functions.
• Successful completion of departmental required training and in-service training

Westchester Medical Center Health Network's (WMCHealth) 101-bed Behavioral Health Center has been a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for more than 90 years. The Behavioral Health Center, located on WMCHealth's Valhalla campus, is the flagship of one of the largest behavioral health and substance-use treatment systems in New York State, which includes hospital-based services at WMCHealth’s MidHudson Regional Hospital, HealthAlliance Hospital and Bon Secours Community Hospital. The Behavioral Health Center offers a full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient, community and emergency care for individuals and families, including a child and adolescent psychiatry program and ePsychiatry services through WMCHealth’s telemedicine program.

These clinical services are at the core of our mission to provide behavioral health care to Hudson Valley communities, to train behavioral health professionals of the future and to contribute to research in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health disorders. Individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency should seek immediate care at the closest emergency department.