Assistant Director of Admissions

Overview

Assistant Director of Admissions – River Place Behavioral Health

River Place Behavioral Health is located in LaPlace, Louisiana, 20 miles west of New Orleans and 40 miles east of Baton Rouge. Our state-of-the-art facility, opened in 2018, provides acute inpatient care for adults with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and other mental health concerns. We also serve adults with a primary mental health diagnosis and a co-occurring substance use disorder.

The facility aims to help patients achieve stabilization for discharge home or step down to a lower level of care.

We are looking to hire a facility Assistant Director of Admissions for River Place Behavioral Health.

• Provide leadership to the Admissions Department and cultivate 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.
• Assign/distribute scheduled evaluations, intakes, or admissions as dictated by request and hospital census.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality improvement programs for 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; develop and meet departmental goals and objectives.
• Ensure the department is up to date on and compliant with new laws and regulations.
• Train and supervise staff.
• For assigned shift, plan, assign, supervise, and perform required duties to ensure patient safety and department efficiency.
• Prioritize potential admissions, considering patient needs and the facility’s capability and capacity to meet those needs appropriately.
• Possess knowledge of appropriate clinical assessment, diagnoses, and interventions with patients.
• Provide guidance and direction to staff and foster 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; address complaints when patient needs are not met and prioritize patient safety.

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a social services field is required.
• Master’s degree in a social services field or RN preferred.
• Two or more years’ experience in a healthcare admissions role is preferred.

• May require licensure by the state for this position.
• 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.

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.

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.

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