Director of Admissions

Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health serves the state of South Carolina with a broad range of psychiatric and substance abuse services. These services address the needs of individuals and families living with mental health and addiction disorders. Psychiatric programs and services for adolescents, adults and senior adults are offered in private inpatient and outpatient settings. We continually strive to be the community standard for excellence and are dedicated to improving every life we touch. Our goal is to serve at-risk individuals with quality care, compassion and respect.

JOB SUMMARY:

To provide and assess the needs of walk-in and phone callers and ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address the patient needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews calls with CEO or AOC as designated and when applicable, communicates with Nursing Supervisor and On-Call MD. (I.e. primarily referrals for direct admission from professionals, ERs or Hospitals
• Completes and/or ensures performance of comprehensive clinical assessments for psychiatric & substance abuse patients. Ensures documentation of all pertinent clinical information and ensures all patients are dispositioned appropriately, utilizing supervision as required.
• Completes and/or ensures insurance pre-cert where insurance requires. Including diligence in conducting pre-certifications with the appropriate managed care company.
• Completes and/or ensures insurance pre-cert where insuragnce requires.
• Deocuemtns and/or ensure documentation of adminssions into the computer.
• Conducts follow-up calls to referral sources and patient families.
• Department oversight to include personnel management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

BENEFITS:

Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
Diverse programming to expand your experience
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Employee Assistance Program
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Pet Insurance
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition Assistance
Employee Referral Program
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Job Requirements:

Master's Degree in social work, counseling, or other related field.
A minimum of 3-5 years experience in utilizing assessmet skills; previous healthcare experience preferred.
Social work or Clinical Counseling license preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required and an understanding of Federal and State employment laws and regulations related to HR.

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