Admission Clinician (Master's Degree Required) Per Diem

UHS•Potter Township, PA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Meadows Psychiatric Center is a 119-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Centre Hall, PA. The Meadows features individual units for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, and has been providing, comprehensive services to patients for over 35 years. The Meadows is seeking an Intake/Admissions Clinician to join our Admissions Department. Pay commensurate with experience. One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or Human Services field required.
Excellent interpersonal skills required.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in a hospital setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides telephonic and in person risk assessment and crisis intervention.
Initial contact with referral sources and potential patients.
Coordinates the referral and intake process.
Determines appropriate level of care.
Facilitates the admission process.
Maintains communication with referral sources, families, patients and unit staff.
Assists the Physician and Intake RN by providing face to face clinical assessments, including the history of presenting illness, family dynamics and supporting psychosocial information.