INTAKE CLINICIAN - Greenwood (1PM - 9:30PM) Monday -Friday

Job Description

Responsibilities

Intake Clinician

Monday - Friday - 1pm to 9 : pm

POSITION SUMMARY

The Intake Clinician is responsible for the facilitation of requests for services, resource referral, assessment of patient / family clinical needs, and interfaces with managed care organizations, external reviewers, and other payors.

Valle Vista Health System , is a -bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful community of Greenwood, IN.

Valle Vista Health System features individual units for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.

On average, over , patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Valle Vista Health System.

Valle Vista Health System is proud to be a teaching facility that supports local nursing students through our dedicated and tenured nursing team.

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 corporation, annual revenues were $.

4 billion in 2. 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 , 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.

• Tuition Reimbursement for qualified staff
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our + locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

K) with company match and discounted stock plan

• Pet Insurance
• And more...

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Education : Masters Degree in social work, counseling, mental health / behavioral sciences, or related field, or RN - preferably BSN.

Licensure : Licensed in field, preferred. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Experience : 1-2years of experience preferred in psychiatric health care. Working knowledge of DSM-V diagnostic criteria, mental status exam, and addiction and recovery field.

Previous experience in mental health field, preferred.

POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSBILITIES

Inquiry Calls

• Documents relevant clinical, demographic and referral source information on the inquiry call form and enters call into MS4.
• Provides description of Valle Vista Programming which could meet caller’s need.
• Prescriptively recommends assessments to determine clinically appropriate level of care.
• Answers inquiry calls quickly, professionally and communicates willingnessto help.

Level of Care Assessments and Admissions

Provides the initial evaluation, documenting relevant symptoms, functioning, supports and needs with appropriate detail and clarity.

Ensures patient safety through completing minute observations and securing belongings as appropriate during the assessment and / or admission process.

• Wand patients that prior to assessment and that are being admitted to unit.
• Advocates for the most clinically appropriate level of care consistent with patient needs
• Staff patient assessments with physician as appropriate and document recommendations along with preliminary DSM diagnostic impressions.

Enters intake and admission information into MS4 accurately and completely.

• Completes admission documents timely and accurately and provides copies to applicable departments
• Ensures timely, professional interactions with staff from other departments as patients are handed off to begin applicable programming.
• Ensures timely completion for the assessment process with an average time of minutes from the beginning of assessment.

Direct Admit Requests

• Monitors Concord E-Fax to ensure timely response to direct admit requests within minutes of receiving
• Provides professional communication to all referral sources when responding to direct admit requests.
30+ days ago