ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR - PER DIEM/PRN

Universal Health Services; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in behavioral healthcare is seeking an Admissions/Intake Counselor to join their expanding team. The successful candidate will handle referrals and assessments while ensuring patient safety through effective crisis interventions. Applicants should possess strong assessment skills and ideally hold a Master's degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, or psychology preferred.
• Strong assessment and crisis intervention skills required.
• Experience with psychiatric evaluation and triage is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process inquiry/referral calls and conduct clinical assessments.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed to ensure patient safety.
• Ensure appropriate referrals to the facility.

Skills

Crisis management

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Master's Degree in Behavioral Health Field

RN License (preferred)

Current Tennessee Driver's License

Job description

Responsibilities

At Rolling Hills, our mission is to offer compassionate, safe, effective behavioral healthcare treatment. We use solution-focused strategies and diligently strive for a safe and positive environment for patients, families, and employees. We never forget that we provide care and comfort to people in need.

Rolling Hills is expanding our dynamic Admissions team and looking for an Admissions/Intake Counselor to join our team. The Admissions Counselor is responsible for the timely processing of inquiry/referral calls and walk-in/scheduled clinical assessments. The Admissions team is responsible for ensuring the referrals to the facility are referred to the most appropriate level of care. The Admissions Counselor provides appropriate crisis intervention as necessary by anticipating and responding to escalating behaviors by maintaining focused attention on patient safety.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• RN License preferred; Master's Degree in Behavioral Health Field (e.g. Counseling, Social Work, Psychology) considered
• Current Tennessee Driver's License
• Current HWC and CPR Certification (training provided)

Experience:

Experience in psychiatric evaluation, triage, and crisis stabilization preferred; strong assessment skills required; skills in application of DSM methodology; excellent telephone etiquette and tact; ability to interact effectively with persons of widely diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic classes, those in crisis or resistant or negative toward organization; effective oral and written communication skills; basic data entry skills preferred; organizational, time management, problem solving, crisis management skills necessary; flexibility, creativity, and ability to manage stress necessary. Understanding of EMTALA guidelines, mandatory screening agent usage, HIPAA regulations, and third-party payer knowledge preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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