Intake Specialist

Acadia Healthcare

Sioux Falls, SD
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Sioux Falls, SD
Posted
Oct 20
2 days ago
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Acadia Healthcare

Mental health care · 10,001+ employees

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What you'll do

  • Liaise with client/family of potential admissions to address questions and concerns
  • Coordinate facility tours with clients and families
  • Interface with remote admissions and on-site clinical teams for approvals and client arrival plans
  • Support the arrival process, including assessment, bed placement, and searches
  • Orient clients to the facility/milieu
  • Ensure intake paperwork is completed and documentation is maintained
  • Discuss client’s financial responsibility and take payment as applicable

What you need

  • High-school diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • De-escalation training, CPR and/or First-Aid certification as required by facility
  • 1 – 2 years of experience in a patient care environment in a substance use/behavioral health setting (preferred)

Key skills

communicationcustomer service skillscomputer programsDe-escalation trainingCPRFirst-Aid certification

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Intake Specialist Job Locations US-SD-Sioux Falls Job Post Information* : Posted Date 17 hours ago (10/20/2026 2:48 PM) ID 2026-112659 # of Openings 1 Job Family Intake Location : Name Keystone Treatment Center Overview Canton - Keystone Intake Specialist Opening We are seeking a Intake Specialist in the Sioux Falls and Canton area for our facility in Canton. Shifts available: Sunday - Wednesday (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) Wednesday - Saturday (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) The Intake Specialist is responsible for the intake process at the facility. Liaises with remote admissions to team. Establishes professional rapport with client to ensure that they feel welcomed upon arrival. Supports client arrival process, including initial assessment process, searching the client’s belongings/person for prohibited items, and orienting the client to the facility. Ensures required documentation/paperwork is completed and maintained. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Liaise with client/family of potential admissions to address any questions, concerns, etc. • Coordinate facility tours with clients and families who are potential admissions. • Interface with remote admissions team and on-site clinical team for necessary approvals, plan for client arrival, including travel arrangements as applicable. • Establishes professional rapport with client to ensure that they feel welcomed upon arrival. • Supports arrival process including coordinating assessment/bed placement process, searches of client belongings/person for prohibited items. • Orients client to the facility/milieu. • Liaises with direct care/nursing/clinical team to ensure client is set-up with a treatment plan/schedule as needed. • Ensures intake paperwork is completed in a timely fashion and documentation is maintained as required. • May discuss client’s financial responsibility and take payment as applicable. • Provides exceptional customer service in line with Acadia Healthcare standards. Qualifications STANDARD EXPECTATIONS: • Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality. • Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests and other members of the health care team. • Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time. • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members. Page 2 of 4 Intake Specialist (Specialty) 07/10/2023 • Maintains regular and predictable attendance. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: • High-school diploma, GED, or equivalent. • 1 – 2 years of experience in a patient care environment in a substance use/behavioral health setting, is preferred. • Must have excellent communication and customer service skills, and an ability to use required computer programs. LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: • De-escalation training, CPR and/or First-Aid certification as required by facility KEYTC We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws. Options Apply Here Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration. Application FAQs Software Powered by ICIMS www.icims.com

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