What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Clinician position at UHS?
Are you a counselor looking to work with children and their families?
Meridell Achievement Center is seeking an Admission Clinician to join our fun and energetic intake team dedicated to providing quality residential treatment for children and adolescents ranging from 11-17 years old.
Admission Clinician Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the patient intake process
- Provide information to individuals, agencies, facilities and professional staff requesting information regarding potential admissions
- Develop and maintain relationships with ongoing referral sources
- Other duties as assigned
Benefit Highlights
- Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K with Employer Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Must have Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health field.
- Clinical experience in psychiatric setting; situational evaluation and crisis intervention experience (preferred)
- Must have LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMSW
- High level of initiative, motivation, independent judgment and organizational skills
- Ability to relate to those emotionally disturbed and in crisis
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Who We Are:
Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized private residential treatment facility that specializes in providing exceptional care for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and neurobehavioral problems for over 60 years. We offer evidence-based treatment and compassionate care through tailored inpatient and outpatient services, with a mission to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.
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.
