ASSESSMENT COORD (MA/MSW) PRN
About the role
Central Florida Behavioral Hospital is a 174‑bed, private psychiatric center located in Orlando, FL. The hospital provides 24‑hour emergency services and offers a full continuum of care including inpatient treatment for children, adolescents and adults; partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and ECT services for adults. The treatment philosophy is team‑based, treating patients with dignity and respect while delivering high‑quality care. Website: Central Florida Behavioral Hospital | Orlando, Florida. The Intake Counselor/Assessment Coordinator is responsible for performing all aspects of the hospital’s intake and admission process for both inpatient and outpatient services, including handling inquiry calls, communicating with referral sources, providing hospital and program information, making outside referrals when appropriate, assessing and triaging mental health status, making patient safety and level‑of‑care recommendations to the CFBH physician, identifying insurance benefits and pre‑certifying care, completing admission requirements, communicating safety concerns and pertinent information to unit nursing staff, and documenting information in Med Series 4.
Responsibilities
- Responds to telephone inquiries
- Knows CFBH programs and is able to answer general program information
- Determines initial clinical and financial eligibility
- Conducts psychosocial evaluation on each assigned admission, gathers data
- Coordinates with the treatment team, family and patients
- Assists with discharge planning
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- Pet Insurance
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
Qualifications
- Ability to pass a Level 2 Background Investigation. More information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, mental health counseling
- Registered Intern (preferred)
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in the mental health field (preferred)
- Communication and teamwork skills
- Must be available to attend the full hospital and departmental orientations: Week 1, Monday‑Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM