Director of Admissions Acute

About the role

TrustPoint Hospital, located in Murfreesboro, TN, is a leading inpatient psychiatric and physical rehab hospital. The hospital provides rehabilitation services, medical psychiatry, and inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for adolescents, adults, and seniors. It is situated in the heart of Murfreesboro, just 30 minutes from Nashville.

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 organization leadership.
• Develop and implement program policies and procedures that guide the provision of services.
• Ensure that the department is up to date on and compliant with new laws and regulations.
• Manage the finances of the department, and prepare and monitor budgets and spending to ensure the department operates within allocated funds.
• Determine and implement admissions best practices, promote the hospital, and maintain a satisfied patient base.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Human Services Field or RN nursing license required.
• Three plus years’ experience in healthcare-related admissions preferred.
• Three years of work experience as a Director of Admissions in a Behavioral health facility preferred.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to cultivate collaboration.
• Commitment to quality management.

Benefits

TrustPoint Hospital offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where employees can grow and develop their careers. The hospital is committed to providing exceptional mental health services to the community and values its employees' contributions to this mission.

Pay

The pay for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible and tailored to meet the needs of the employee and the hospital.