Assistant Director of Admissions

Acadia Healthcare•New Castle, DE

About The Position

Overview MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital is located on 11 private acres near the shores of the Delaware River, providing patients with a scenic, safe, and comfortable environment in which to address the behavioral health concerns that have affected their lives. Our team of experienced professionals tailors all treatment to each unique individual through a variety of personalized care elements, which may include group, individual, and family therapies. We are looking for an Assistant Director of Intake to assist the Director of the facility. In this role you will help to drive t h e admissions p rocess, d e v e loping, implementing and m aintaining revenue-generating strategies. Shift: 3 PM-11 PM M-F Occasional Weekends

Requirements

Bachelor’s D e g ree, c o un selor c e rtification, o r nu rsing l icense r e quired
Six p lus y e ars’ ex p e rience h e althcare r e lated admissions w i t h Bachelors.
CPR and d e -escalation/restraint certification r e quired (training available up o n h ire and o ffered b y facility).
First aid m ay b e b ased o n state o r facility.

Nice To Haves

M aster’s De g ree in H u m an Services Field p referred w ith t h ree p lus ye ars’ e x p e rience h e althcare r e lated admissions, CAC o r CADC w ith a m inimum o f three ye ars in t h e substance abuse t reatment field.
Two- three ye ars o f w o rk ex p e rience in Management/Supervisor of Admissions in a substance abuse t reatment facility p referred.
M ay require L CSW, L M H C b y t h e state f o r t h is p o sition o r CAC/CADC, w h e re r e q u ired.

Responsibilities

P rovide l e adership t o t h e A d m issions D e p artment and cultivate t h e function o f t h e d e p artment as an integrated te a m .
Assist in Implementing t h e s t rategic p l an o f t h e bu siness d e v e lopment and m arketing d e p artment as i t p e rtains t o admission t o t h e facility and d irect p ote n t ial clients t o t reatment.
P rovide l e adership in addressing qu ality m anagement i ssues related t o crisis t riage, e v aluation, intake and admission t o t h e facility.
Assign/distribute s cheduled ev aluations, intake o r admissions as d ictated b y r e qu e st and ho spital census.
Conduct qu ality assurance and qu ality i m p rovement p rograms f o r all crisis t riage, ev aluation, intake and admission services.
Pe rform f o llow-up communication functions and g e n e rate recommendations for o rganization leadership.
D e ve l o p and implement p r o g ram p o licies and p r o cedures t h at gu ide t h e p r o v ision o f services.
Assist in the h iring d e cisions f o r Admissions D e p artment p e r sonnel, p rovide o rientation, in- service and c o n t inuing e d u cation p r o g rams f o r d e p artment staff and ot h e r internal p o sitions responsible f o r crisis t riage and/or ev aluation s e rvices.
Serve as clinical liaison w ith referral s o u rces.
Wo rk t o i m p rove e fficiency and qu ality in d e livering se rvices w ithin t h e d e p artment, responsible f o r d eve l o p ing and m eet ing d e p artmental g o als and o b jectives.
Ensure and assist that d e p artment is u p t o d ate o n and c o m p liant w ith n e w laws and r e gu lations.
Recruit, t rain and supervise staff.
Work with the Director in managing t h e finances o f t h e d e p artment, p r e p are and m o n i to r budg e t s and spending t o e n sure d e p artment o p e rates w ithin allocated funds.
De t e rmine and i m p lement admissions b e st-practices, p romote t h e h o spital and m aintain a satisfied p atient b ase.
Pe rform o t h e r functions and t asks a s assigned.