ADMISSIONS COORD

UHS • Louisville, MS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Diamond Grove Center is searching for an experienced Admission Clinician. This position will have hours of 3:00pm-11:00pm weekdays, with on call flexibility.
Diamond Grove Center Hospital is a premiere behavioral hospital that has been providing compassionate care to children and adolescents since 1997. Diamond Grove Center is located in the beautiful city of Louisville, Mississippi. Diamond Grove Center is a 55 bed, psychiatric behavioral health hospital that offers inpatient acute care as well as residential treatment for adolescents. On average 1000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Diamond Grove Center Hospital. For more information on our hospital please follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/diamondgrovecenter, diamondgrovecenter.com (https://www.diamondgrovecenter.com)
The Marketing/Mobile Assessor will be responsible for the effective marketing, mobile assessment and public relations to maximize patient referrals and positive awareness of Diamond Grove Center. Develops and maintains census goals through referral development. Collect data and participates in productive referral contacts.
What will you get to do?
The Admission Clinician:
Answers telephine using the appropriate greeting and attempts to obtain all pertinent clinical, demographic and insurance information from the caller to determine caller's needs.
Performs telephonic risk screening to determine level of suicidality/homicidality with caller in crisis.
Demonstrates knowledge of admission criteria for inpatient and outpatient levels of care and is able to recommend appropriate service recommendations for each individual. Provides referral recommendations to appropriate resources whenever a caller is not appropriate for services.
Schedules assessments with potential patients and referral sources and explains the assessment/admission process.
Conducts walk-in and scheduled assessments, coordinates with the reviewing psychiatrist, and makes appropriate clinical recommendations for the individual seeking care. Conducts assessments for pre-accepted patient transfers (direct admits) coming from hospitals and other approved referral sources.
Identifies potential problematic disposition cases, including placement problems, medical needs or developmental delays, and seeks supervision prior to acceptance.
Accurately and thoroughly enters information into the electronic medical records system in accordance with departmental protocol. Documents in a clear, concise, and timely manner. Utilizes appropriate terminology in documentation.
What happens next?
After you apply online and submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, someone will give you a call. You may log back on to this website to check the status of your application at any time
Universal Health Services (UHS): Healthcare Delivered with Compassion
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.
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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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Requirements

• Master degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or Human Service field or licensed RN.
• Licensed IN, LCSW, PLC, LMFT preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience preferred in psychiatric health care.
• Working knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria, mental status exam, and addiction and recovery field.
• Complete knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) or Handle With Care and CPR.
• Knowledge and ability to effectively use computers.

Responsibilities

• Answers telephine using the appropriate greeting and attempts to obtain all pertinent clinical, demographic and insurance information from the caller to determine caller's needs.
• Performs telephonic risk screening to determine level of suicidality/homicidality with caller in crisis.
• Demonstrates knowledge of admission criteria for inpatient and outpatient levels of care and is able to recommend appropriate service recommendations for each individual. Provides referral recommendations to appropriate resources whenever a caller is not appropriate for services.
• Schedules assessments with potential patients and referral sources and explains the assessment/admission process.
• Conducts walk-in and scheduled assessments, coordinates with the reviewing psychiatrist, and makes appropriate clinical recommendations for the individual seeking care. Conducts assessments for pre-accepted patient transfers (direct admits) coming from hospitals and other approved referral sources.
• Identifies potential problematic disposition cases, including placement problems, medical needs or developmental delays, and seeks supervision prior to acceptance.
• Accurately and thoroughly enters information into the electronic medical records system in accordance with departmental protocol. Documents in a clear, concise, and timely manner. Utilizes appropriate terminology in documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees