Admissions Counselor - Evenings

Overview

Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Admissions Counselor to join our clinical team.

Pay Range: $28-$33/hr.

Monday–Friday, Evening Shift.

Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital is a 144‑bed behavioral health facility that opened in September 2025 on the former Bethesda Hospital campus. The hospital provides a full continuum of mental health services, including:

• Inpatient psychiatric treatment
• Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
• Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP)

Our team is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence‑based care in a modern, therapeutic environment designed to support healing and long‑term recovery.

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field (preferred)
• Current licensure or eligibility for licensure (RN, LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCC, LMFT, LCPC, LPA or LCP preferred)
• Experience in behavioral health, crisis assessment, or admissions strongly preferred
• Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast‑paced, patient‑centered environment

• Respond to inquiries about the facility within facility policy time frames.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Perform benefit eligibility checks to ensure patient benefits are active at the time of admission and communicate eligibility to the business office and the patient or significant other.
• Collaborate with other facility medical and psychiatric personnel to ensure appropriate recommendations regarding pending referrals.
• Coordinate admission and transfer from referral sources and between levels of care within the facility.
• Maintain knowledge of milieu management.
• Communicate projected admissions to designated internal representatives promptly.
• Ensure all clinical information from referral sources or patients (including medical comorbidity information) is received, when possible, prior to patient admission.
• Schedule (when applicable) and complete pre‑admission assessments, consult with the admitting physician, and communicate disposition recommendations to patient or their family.
• Prepare and maintain appropriate medical record documentation that will result in authorization at the level of care being requested of the payor.
• Complete initial pre‑authorization for treatment and admission prior to admission, when possible, and within payor timeframe guidelines.
• Admit patient in the registration and accounting system and complete all admission and consent forms with the patient.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude toward customers at all times. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
• Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted and ensure they receive appropriate follow‑up care and referrals.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety and provide excellent customer service.
• Conduct safety checks and ensure supervision is conducted at 15‑minute intervals, as noted in special precautions, or by individualized supervision guidelines as needed.

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

• Master's degree in a social services field (psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, health administration, nursing) or RN required
• One or more years’ experience in mental/behavioral health working with individuals in a clinical or observational capacity preferred

• Current licensure, as required for the area of clinical specialty, i.e., current RN license, LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCC, LMFT, LCPC, LPA or LCP preferred.
• 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.

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.