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ASSESSMENT COORD (MA/MSW)

Universal Health Services
place Birmingham, 35294
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Gender Dysphoria
Medication Management
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Racism, Diversity, and Tolerance
ECT

About Job

  • BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
  • Admissions
  • PRN
  • 318905
  • Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services

Job Description

Responsibilities


Assessment Coordinator- Intake MA/MSW

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You must apply at hillcrestbhs.com for consideration*

SUMMARY

Responsible for Suicide Risk Screening and Assessments and receiving Helpline referral calls. Obtains initial authorization from the insurance companies. Completes the admission process. Communicates with the Business Office regarding financial issues. Collects Intake data to be given to the Physician for disposition.


Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services
is a robust, free-standing psychiatric hospital offering dedicated services to adolescents and adults from the surrounding Birmingham community. With an average census of 150 patients, Hill Crest features acute inpatient, residential, and group home settings.


Much more is available online at: https://hillcrestbhs.com/

  • We do not treat medically compromised individuals beyond our scope of care.
  • We currently treat:
    • Acute Adults
    • Acute Adolescents
    • Forensic Adult Males
    • Residential Males and Females
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

What do our current Assessment Coordinators value at UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Assessment Coordinator is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for leadership development as a Assessment Coordinator with UHS. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.


bout 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. 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


Qualifications


REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Master's Degree in field of Behavioral/Social Sciences
  • Effective leadership skills
  • Ability to provide orientation and continuing education with co-workers
  • Three (3) years experience in Intake, psychiatric setting (outpatient or inpatient) and crisis intervention, preferred
  • The ability to establish rapport quickly via telephone or in person
  • Must be computer literate and have excellent clerical skills
  • Experience in insurance benefits verification and admission, pre-certification
  • Familiar with medical and psychiatric terminology/psychotropic medications
  • Handle with Care and CPR certified, preferred

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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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS
and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Pay Transparency:

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder
Gender Dysphoria

Issues

Medication Management
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Racism, Diversity, and Tolerance

Age Groups

Adolescents/Teenagers (14-19)
Adults

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Pharmacotherapy

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Racial Justice Allied
School

Settings

Residential
Faith-based organizations
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Nursing Home
Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
Long-Term Structured Residences
Military