PRN Intake Counselor – Behavioral Health

UHS • Lawrenceville, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

SummitRidge Hospital, a place for healing and hope provides quality behavioral health and addiction treatment services, mental health and substance abuse treatment located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Our inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs have helped adolescents, adults, older adults and their families.
Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced Intake Counselor with recent behavioral health experience to provide PRN/as-needed coverage. The Intake Counselor will ensure all intake calls are answered promptly and courteously while delivering high-quality clinical support to patients, families, and referral sources.
Key responsibilities include providing crisis intervention, telephonic triage, and clinical assessments; offering callers and families community resources and information; obtaining admission precertification; and conducting on-site assessments as needed. The ideal candidate will build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers, including other departments, physicians, and Emergency Departments, while working collaboratively as a team player to support exceptional customer service for patients, families, and fellow associates.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Requirements

• Master's in psychology or social work or related field.
• Licensed or License eligible.
• Minimum of five (5) years related experience in a psychiatric setting.

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years post graduate experience in a psychiatric setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis intervention, telephonic triage, and clinical assessments.
• Offer callers and families community resources and information.
• Obtain admission precertification.
• Conduct on-site assessments as needed.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers, including other departments, physicians, and Emergency Departments.
• Work collaboratively as a team player to support exceptional customer service for patients, families, and fellow associates.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level