EVENING ADMISSIONS INTAKE COORDINATOR- 1 PM -9 PM

Hampton Behavioral Health Center; Westampton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampton Behavioral Health Center in New Jersey is seeking an Admission Intake Coordinator / Admission Nurse to streamline patient admissions in our inpatient and outpatient programs.

The role requires coordinating with referral sources, conducting assessments, and facilitating insurance authorizations while maintaining strict confidentiality. Full-time, Monday–Friday, 1:00pm–9:00pm, with emphasis on compassionate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• RN required with NJ license/certification.
• Master's degree in counseling/psychology or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in psychology or sociology with NJ license or crisis license.
• Minimum one-year experience in psychiatric settings.
• Crisis intervention experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with referral agencies for admissions.
• Facilitate admission assessment for psychiatric treatment.
• Provide care level assessment and treatment recommendations.
• Handle inquiry calls from referrals, patients, families.
• Coordinate with insurance for authorizations.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation.
• Work with Director and Supervisor to ensure compliance.
• For nurses: provide medical evaluations for referrals and obtain orders.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Data entry

Organization skills

Cerner experience

Education

RN

Master's degree in counseling/psychology

Bachelor's degree in psychology/sociology

Tools

Cerner

Job description

Responsibilities

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is a private behavioral healthcare center and offers the most advanced behavioral health, diagnostic treatment services for adults, adolescents and older adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs. A commitment to excellence in diagnosis, treatment and education – these concepts are at the core of Hampton Behavioral Health Center’s mission.

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is seeking dynamic and talented ADMISSION INTAKE COORDINATOR / ADMISSION NURSE to assist with patients’ intakes in our admissions department. Hampton Behavioral Health Center is a private behavioral healthcare center and offers the most advanced behavioral health, diagnostic treatment services for adults, adolescents, and older adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs. A commitment to excellence in diagnosis, treatment and education – these concepts are at the core of Hampton Behavioral Health Center’s mission.

Full time - Monday – Friday // 1:00pm – 9:00pm

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with referral agencies in facilitating step down/direct transfer admissions to both our inpatient and/or outpatient continuum of care.
• Facilitating all aspects of the assessment and admission process for patients seeking evaluation for psychiatric (with possible co-occurring substance abuse) treatment.
• Provide a comprehensive level of care assessment for providing a recommendation for treatment within our continuum of care.
• Provide efficient and effective handling of inquiry calls from referral sources, patients, and family members seeking treatment options.
• Coordinating with insurance companies for authorizations of recommended treatment
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation.
• Works collaboratively with the department Director and Supervisor to ensure compliance with state and facility requirements.
• For Nurses: provide comprehensive medical evaluations for referrals, conduct nurse to nurse reports when indicated, obtain orders for admit
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Significant computer skills, data entry, word processing, and spreadsheet maintenance.
• Ability to multitask and strong organizational skills.
• Experience with Cerner a plus.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Emilia Henriquez, Human Resources, [phone].

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Nurse (RN)
• Master’s degree in counseling/psychology/related field – with or without license/certification
• Bachelors’ degree in psychology/sociology/related field with a current New Jersey state license/certification or state crisis intervention screening license
• Bachelors’ degree in psychology/sociology/related fieldwithout licensing will be considered
• Minimum of one-year experience in psychiatric required
• Previous experience in crisis intervention 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.