Admissions Assistant Director
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Job Location:
New Castle, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
28-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- 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 organizational leadership.
- 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 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.
- Train and supervise staff.
- For assigned shift will plan assign supervise and perform required duties to ensure patient safety and the efficiency of the department.
- Prioritization of potential admissions considering patient needs and the facilitys capability and capacity to meet that needs in the most appropriate manner.
- Knowledge of appropriate clinical assessment diagnoses and interventions with patients.
- Provide guidance and direction to staff and encourage/build mutual trust respect and cooperation among team members.
- Ensure that EMTALA log if applicable is completed for each patient seen by admissions.
- Participate in staff training by serving as a preceptor for new admission team employees.
- Demonstrate a positive empathetic and professional attitude toward customers always. When patient needs are not met acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fiscal Management
- Organizational skills
- Fundraising
- Communication skills
- Management Experience
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
- Supervising Experience
- Attention to detail
About Company
Acadia Healthcare operates a network of premier behavioral healthcare facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Offering multiple levels of care for all populations.
