Assistant Director of Admissions $10K Sign-on

About the role

Direct the facility admissions activities by driving the admissions process, developing, implementing and maintaining revenue‑generating strategies. TrustPoint Hospital is a 217‑bed, state‑of‑the‑art treatment center providing comprehensive medical and psychiatric services on both inpatient and outpatient bases, including acute physical medicine and rehabilitation, adult, adolescent, geriatric psychiatry, and medical psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Admissions Department and cultivate the function of 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 to the facility.
• Assign/distribute scheduled evaluations, intakes, or admissions as dictated by request and hospital census.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality improvement programs for all 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, responsible for developing and meeting departmental goals and objectives.
• Ensure that the department is up to date on and compliant with new laws and regulations.
• Train and supervise staff.
• For assigned shift will plan, assign, supervise, and perform required duties to ensure patient safety and the efficiency of the department.
• Prioritization of potential admissions, considering patient needs and the facility’s capability and capacity to meet that needs in the most appropriate manner.
• Knowledge of appropriate clinical assessment, diagnoses, and interventions with patients.
• Provide guidance and direction to staff and encourage/build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always; when patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.
• Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
• 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.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Knowledge of appropriate clinical assessment, diagnoses, and interventions with patients.
• Provide guidance and direction to staff and encourage/build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers always; when patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints.
• Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign‑on bonus

Pay

Salary: $80,000 – $90,000

Schedule

Shift: 3 – 11 pm