MGR - ASSESSMENT/REFERRAL (BH)

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has an annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees, and through its subsidiaries, operates more than 400 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin islands, and the United Kingdom.

Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health invites applications for the position of Manager - Assessment & Referral. Located in Norfolk Virginia, Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health is a leading community partner providing acute, residential, and Partial Hospitalization treatment for children and teens exhibiting behavioral and/or mental health concerns. The hospital is dedicated to providing high quality care to children, adolescents and their families. We provide quality care to children and adolescents in need, using quality, evidence based practice treatments. Founded in 1986, Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health is an 82-bed hospital facility accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), and licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).

Position Scope:

Provides verbal and/or written information regarding the various facilities, programs, locations, admission criteria and application requirements. Verifies all components of the application processes, pre-admission interviews, financial contractual arrangements and administrative processess, completing in accordance with licensure, reulatory and contractual requirements.

Must possess knowledge of specialty psychiatric care including residential treatment as well as various types of state agency and other funding available; statistics; excellent presentation and written communication skills; familiarity with referral community. Must possess knowledge of and ability to operate personal computer, intermediate Microsoft Office skills, specifically Word and Excel proficiency, ability to use telephone, copier and fax machine. Must possess ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

1. Provides department leadership in collaboration with of the Director of Clinical Services and contributes to clinical leadership of the facility.
2. Referral and disposition responsibilities.
3. Tracking of the referrals and completion of admission paperwork.
4. Communication within the facility and the treatment team regarding the admission.
5. Provide customer service at admission and ensure the signing of admission paperwork.
6. Development of relationships with referral sources.
7. Ensure Service Excellence delivery.

Education

Registered Nurse or Masters prepared in Social Work or Psychology; Licensed preferred. Letter from the Virginia Board of Health Professionals to documents Approval for Supervision required.

Experience:

Minimum of three plus years in psychiatric health care, supervisory experience required. Oversight of Admissions Department preferred. Demonstrated communication skills with external agencies and client perspectives.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must be able to successfully perform CPR and the facility approved crisis interventions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Exposure

Categories: Blood borne disease exposure category: Category II

BENEFITS:

UHS Kempsville Center for Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

1. Competitive salary - and more important, the unfettered opportunity for career advancement!!!
2. Excellent benefits program - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term disability,
3. UHS Retirement Savings Plan
4. Stock Purchase Plan
5. Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
6. The opportunity to work with an exceptional team!!

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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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