Responsibilities

About Meridell Achievement Center

Meridell Achievment Center currently has an Intake Clinician opportunity available! We are a 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Our greatest asset is our staff, who work together to uphold the Facility's reputation for excellence in helping patients and their families resolve behavioral health problems. Meridell is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. 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. 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

The Intake Clinician assess the clinical and financial appropriateness of potential admissions and facilitating external arrangements for admissions including coordinating staff assignments for care and bed placement.

The Intake Clinical is responsible for:

• Coordinating the patient intake process

• Patient intake calls

• Providing information to individuals, agencies, facilities and Professional Staff (i.e. Physicians, therapists, hospitals)

• Requesting information regarding potential admissions

• Developing and maintaining relationships with ongoing referral sources referring to alternate treatment sources

• When appropriate assisting with travel arrangements for patients and families

• Completing necessary admission paperwork

  Required skills include a high level of initiative, motivation, independent judgement and organization skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate in a clear and concise manner. The successful candidate will enjoy working independently and as part of team, will be willing to roll up their sleeves and to help out where needed, will successfully juggle multiple competing priorities with attention to detail and follow through, and will help improve company operations to support growth.

  Excellent Benefits including:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Flexible spending account

• 401K with 50% match up to 6% of annual salary

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Life insurance

• Long and short term disability

• Generous PTO plan

• Employee assistance program Tuition Reimbursement.

  Qualifications

  EDUCATION: Must have Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health field.

  EXPERIENCE: Clinical experience in psychiatric setting; situational evaluation and crisis intervention.

  LICENSE: Must have LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, LMSW

  SKILLS: High level of initiative, motivation, independent judgment and organizational skills. Ability to relate to those emotionally disturbed and in crisis. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate in a clear and concise manner. Ability to assess the clinical and financial appropriateness of potential admissions and facilitating external arrangements for admissions including coordinating staff assignments for care and bed placement.

  ESSENTIAL PHSYICAL REQUIREMENTS: Medium demand, mentally. Requires extensive time sitting, writing, talking on telephone. Ability to assist in crisis intervention, able to lift up to 40 pounds.

  EEO Statement

  All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

  We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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