Director of Admissions Acute

Acadia • Texarkana, AR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Riverview Behavioral Health, a 62-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital in Texarkana, Arkansas, dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for adolescents, adults, and senior adults. As our Director of Admissions, you will lead a high-performing admissions team that serves as the gateway to treatment, supporting patients across our continuum of care, including acute inpatient services, detoxification, intensive outpatient programming (IOP), and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a growing behavioral health hospital committed to delivering timely access to care and exceptional patient outcomes.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Direct the facility admissions activities by driving the admissions process, developing, implementing, and maintaining revenue-generating strategies.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Human Services Field or RN nursing license required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Nice To Haves

• Three plus years’ experience in healthcare-related 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.
• Provide leadership in addressing quality management issues related to crisis triage, evaluation, intake, and admission to the facility.
• Assign/distribute scheduled evaluations, intakes, or admissions as dictated by request and hospital census.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality improvement programs for all crisis triage, evaluation, intake, and admission services.
• Perform follow-up communication functions and generate recommendations for organization leadership.
• 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.
• Ensure that the department is up to date on and compliant with new laws and regulations.
• Recruit, train, and supervise staff.
• Manage the finances of the department, and prepare and monitor budgets and spending to ensure the department operates within allocated funds.
• Determine and implement admissions best practices, promote the hospital, and maintain a satisfied patient base.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director