Client Intake and Recovery Specialist

Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH) is a national leader in behavioral healthcare and one of the fastest growing companies in the field. DBH offers world-class treatment for those struggling with eating, mental health, and substance use disorders, and places a high priority on seeking employees who share our passion for improving the lives we serve.

Since 1997, Center for Discovery, DBH’s eating disorder division, has helped thousands of patients discover their path to the full and rewarding lives they deserve with evidence-based and inclusive treatment options.

Compensation Range: $65-80k per year

Compensation will be dependent upon geographic region, education, and experience 

Our Offer to You!

We are dedicated to empowering our clinicians with their professional and personal development by providing:

• 401(k) 
• Healthcare benefits
• Vacation and sick days
• Employee referral program
• Employee discounts to various stores, amusement parks, events, etc.
• Resources to become a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through IADEP
• Support for pursuing multi-state licensure
• Continuing education (CE) programs and training
• Supervision hours
• Weekly training opportunities
• Advancement opportunities within the organization

The Client Intake and Recovery Specialist is the frontline of the patient experience at Cliffside Malibu. With a commitment to concierge-style customer service, this individual seamlessly facilitates incoming patients’ admission to Cliffside Malibu’s world-class care. From the first moment of contact, the Client Intake and Recovery Specialist reassures prospective patients that their journey to recovery has now started. This individual understands the expectations of our specialized clientele and handles all the details of nurturing leads and coordinating admission, including clinical assessments, finalizing financial considerations and arrival logistics. 

• Provides high-touch concierge service in alignment with Cliffside Malibu’s luxury brand that includes on-call communication with incoming patients that may be outside business hours, ensuring smooth arrival to our facility and checking in on them upon admission. 

• Possesses superior sales experience  

• Speaks knowledgeably and passionately about the Cliffside Malibu experience that includes our world-class clinical care and luxury amenities. 

• Makes decisions on appropriateness for care based through needs-based analysis, clinical screening and financial screening. 

• Maintains and nurtures caseload of potential patients via incoming calls, forms and faxes. 

• Establishes partnerships with in-house BD team and external referents. 

• Possesses pattern recognition skills to verify and interpret insurance benefits, communicates patient’s financial responsibility, determines payment terms and collects upfront fees. 

• Oversees all details for incoming patients and prospects, including housing preferences, dietary needs and arrival logistics. 

• Performs initial clinical clearance assessment and consults with clinical, medical, and ops as needed. 

• Possesses exemplary interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with clients, referrals, and other internal staff. 

• Demonstrates active listening skills  

• Conveys authentic empathy and compassion through words and tone of voice  

• Manages and prioritizes daily work within acceptable departmental time frames  

• Maintains impeccable documentation  

• Possesses critical thinking skills to actively problem solve independently, provide access to care for prospects, patients, families and all callers and make independent decisions based off of clinical, medical, and financial viability 

• Works collaboratively across all departments to expediently remove barriers in access to care 

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 

• 2 years’ or more experience working in a luxury-brand admissions environment or for a luxury hospitality brand preferred 

• Previous experience working in the treatment field preferred with an understanding of payer policies preferred 

• Computer competence (Microsoft Word, Outlook). Salesforce, payer insurance portal and electronic medical record (EMR) familiarity preferred. 

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/

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Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.