Prn Intake Counselor; Degreed

Overview

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Palmetto Low country Behavioral Health is seeking to fill a PRN Intake Counselor position. The Intake Counselor serves as the first point of contact for referral sources and potential patients to schedule assessments and/or admissions.

• Thoroughly assessing and completing the assessment tool for all clients.
• Communicating information with the on-call provider and nursing to determine an appropriate level of care.
• Documenting all findings and recommendations.
• Assisting clients in being admitted or referred out to the service or resource to best address their needs.
• Referral management and ensuring prompt response times.
• Providing information to individuals, agencies, facilities, and professional staff (physicians, consulting professionals, etc.) requesting information regarding potential admissions.
• Completing insurance verification and precertification as applicable.
• Participating in crisis and safety interventions as needed.

• Education: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other related field, or RN required.
• Experience: At least one year experience utilizing assessment skills preferred.
• Age-Specific
  
  Competencies:
  
  Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
• Licensure/Certification: CPR required; CPI Certification required.
• HIPAA: Has access to Medical Records of cases to which they are assigned work, for quality compliance and risk related issues. Use of PHI is for purposes of Healthcare Operations.

Palmetto Low country Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is located on the Ashley River near Charleston, SC. We are dedicated to providing superior quality healthcare services with a culture of Service Excellence: treat everyone as a guest, demonstrate professionalism and excellence, and practice teamwork.

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One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. UHS operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and other related services across the U.S., DC, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.

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 actively recruit and promote 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 law.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care and Mental Health Care