Strategic Admissions Leader, Behavioral Health

Acadia Healthcare; Conway (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus $10,000

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's Conway Behavioral Health Hospital seeks an experienced Admissions Department Leader to direct admissions and intake operations. You will drive strategic plans, lead a team, and align with revenue goals while maintaining compliant, quality-focused processes.

Responsibilities include staffing, budgeting, policy development, and serving as a clinical liaison with referral sources to improve patient flow and treatment access in a busy behavioral health facility.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Human Services Field or RN license required.
• Three plus years' experience in healthcare admissions preferred.
• Three years of work experience as a Director of Admissions in a Behavioral health facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Admissions Department and cultivate the function of the department as an integrated team.
• Implement the strategic plan of the business development and marketing department as it pertains to admission to the facility and direct potential clients to treatment.
• Develop and implement program policies and procedures that guide the provision of services.
• Responsible for the hiring decisions for Admissions Department personnel, providing orientation, in-service, and continuing education programs for department staff and other internal positions responsible for crisis triage and/or evaluation services.
• Serve as a clinical liaison with referral sources.
• Work to improve efficiency and quality in delivering services within the department, responsible for developing and meeting departmental goals and objectives.
• Manage the finances of the department, and prepare and monitor budgets and spending to ensure the department operates within allocated funds.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Staff development

Education

Master's Degree in Human Services Field

RN nursing license

Job description

Acadia Healthcare's Conway Behavioral Health Hospital seeks an experienced Admissions Department Leader to direct admissions and intake operations. You will drive strategic plans, lead a team, and align with revenue goals while maintaining compliant, quality-focused processes.

Responsibilities include staffing, budgeting, policy development, and serving as a clinical liaison with referral sources to improve patient flow and treatment access in a busy behavioral health facility.