Admissions Director Acute
Admissions Director Acute
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Job Description
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 followup 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 providing orientation inservice and continuing education programs for department staff and other internal positions responsible for crisis triage and/or evaluation services.
- Serve as a 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 the department is up to date on and compliant with new laws and regulations.
- Recruit train and supervise staff.
- Manage the finances of the department and prepare and monitor budgets and spending to ensure the 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.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters Degree in Human Services Field or RN nursing license required.
- Three plus years experience in healthcarerelated admissions preferred.
- Three years of work experience as a Director of Admissions in a Behavioral health facility preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- May require licensure by the state for this position.
- CPR and deescalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
