Director of Intake and Admissions
Company: Options Behavioral Health System
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Direct the facility admissions activities by driving the admissions
process, developing, implementing and maintaining
revenue-generating strategies.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide leadership to the Admissions Department and cultivate
the function of the department as an integrated team.
- Implement the strategic plan of the business development and
marketing department as it pertains to admission to the facility
and direct potential clients to treatment.
- Provide leadership in addressing quality management issues
related to crisis triage, evaluation, intake and admission to the
facility.
- Assign/distribute scheduled evaluations, intakes or admissions
as dictated by request and hospital census.
- Conduct quality assurance and quality improvement programs for
all crisis triage, evaluation, intake and admission services.
- Perform follow-up communication functions and generate
recommendations for organization leadership.
- Develop and implement program policies and procedures that
guide the provision of services.
- Responsible for the hiring decisions for Admissions Department
personnel, provide orientation, in-service and continuing education
programs for department staff and other internal positions
responsible for crisis triage and/or evaluation services.
- Serve as clinical liaison with referral sources.
- Work to improve efficiency and quality in delivering services
within the department, responsible for developing and meeting
departmental goals and objectives.
- Ensure that department is up to date on and compliant with new
laws and regulations.
- Recruit, train and supervise staff.
- Manage the finances of the department, prepare and monitor
budgets and spending to ensure department operates within allocated
funds.
- Determine and implement admissions best-practices, promote the
hospital and maintain a satisfied patient base. OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's Degree or nursing license required; 5 plus years'
experience healthcare related admissions with Bachelors.
- Three years of work experience as a Director of Admissions in a
substance abuse treatment facility preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- May require LCSW, LMHC by the state for this position or
CAC/CADC, where required.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required
(training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:
While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection
of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to
add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances
(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological
developments) dictate.
AHMKT
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all
applicants for employment regardless of an individual's
characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local
laws.
Keywords: Options Behavioral Health System, Cincinnati , Director of Intake and Admissions, Executive , Indianapolis, Ohio
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