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Lifepoint Health
Ottumwa, Iowa

Outpatient Coordinator, Behavioral Health

Behavioral HealthFull-Time

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Job Description

Facility Name: Ottumwa Regional Medical Center

Schedule: Full-time/40 hours per week

Your Experience Matters

Lifepoint Behavioral Health is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As an Outpatient Coordinator joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

An Outpatient Coordinator Who Excels in This Role

  • Monitors and completes necessary audits for patient care tracking. Handles all aspects of the admission process.
  • Supports in the completion of pre-admission paperwork as applicable.
  • Supports in the tracking and collection of required assessments and survey.
  • Maintains supply of therapeutic tools such as worksheets, videos, and games for clinician use. Per the therapist dictation maintains the programming schedule.
  • Supports with charge reconciliation and entering as required.
  • Supports team with patient group assignments and coordination efforts.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

  • Education: High school degree or equivalent
  • Licenses: Valid driver’s license
  • Certifications: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
  • Experience: Previous experience on an inpatient unit preferred. Must have experience with clerical duties.

EEOC Statement

“Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Coordinator manages the patient admission process, maintains programming schedules, and performs audits for patient care tracking. They also support the clinical team with charge reconciliation, patient group assignments, and the maintenance of therapeutic tools.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license. Additionally, they are required to obtain CPR and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) certifications within 30 days of employment.

Key Skills

Admission process managementData entrySchedulingAssessment collectionSurvey collectionPatient coordinationRecord keeping

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 24% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $80k (middle half $65k–$99k)41 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Iowa17 active784 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 16% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Behavioral Health pay trend+14.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match

Living in Ottumwa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$152k
Median resident rent
$921/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.