Admissions Clinician FT 8a 8p Thurs\Fri\Sat PRN Available

At Holly Hill Hospital, we are patient-focused and passion-driven. For over 35 years, Holly Hill has served the Raleigh, NC community as a partner in behavioral healthcare, serving patients from childhood and adolescence through senior adulthood. We are passionate about excellent quality care in the treatment and recovery of adults, children, and adolescents with psychiatric and/or chemical dependency illnesses. Comprised of an adult campus and a state-of-the-art child and adolescent services campus, Holly Hill is perfectly located in a rapidly growing family-oriented community which is just hours from the mountains and the beaches, and surrounded by major universities. Holly Hill is a part of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation's largest and most respected health care management companies with more than 200 facilities across the United States and the United Kingdom. We continue to grow and expand our services to meet the demands of the community for inpatient psychiatric beds, and currently have immediate need for a strong FT Admissions Clinician 8a-8p Thur/Fri/Sat , and PRN Admissions Clinicians.

The Admissions Clinician:

-Provides telephonic and in-person risk assessment and crisis intervention, initial contact with referral sources and potential patients

-Coordinates the referral and intake process

-Determines appropriate level of care

-Facilitates the admission process

-Maintains communication with referral sources, families, patients and unit staff

-Has responsibility for the timely processing of inquiry/referral calls and walk in/scheduled comprehensive clinical assessments and ensure their referral to the most appropriate service

-Helps to coordinate and process each admission to the hospital

Education/Training: Master's Degree in Human Service field required (e.g. Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, etc.)

Experience: Experience working in an acute care psychiatric setting strongly preferred. Experience in psychiatry evaluation, triage, and crisis intervention is highly desirable. BLS Required.

Licensure/Certification: LCSW, LPC, LPA or LMFT or active provisional license required CPI Certification CPR Certification

UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

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