Director of Admissions

About the Role

Hermitage Hall, one of Middle Tennessee's largest stand-alone psychiatric residential treatment hospitals, has provided services to families for over 30 years. The Director of Admissions is accountable for the oversight of the facility’s Admissions and supports the purpose and procedure of the entire admission and treatment process.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accurate information of daily census and potential admission information.
• Monitor and evaluates intake/admission information and evaluates insurance verification information.
• Acts as an administrative resource to provide in-depth training on how to handle inquiry calls and other concerns around the admission process to milieu transition for each patient.
• Attends administrative meetings to present critical information around census, waiting lists, and review potential patients and program as it pertains to the admission process.
• Daily logging of Inquiry Calls, referral requests and admissions into Medik System and HCS.
• Participates and coordinates external marketing activities as appropriate.
• Participates actively in morning management meetings, treatment teams, and general staff meetings as needed.
• Provide departmental training as needed.
• Provide supervision and support to two Admission Coordinators.

Qualifications

• Must have three years of experience working in a clinical setting providing direct patient care and/or previous admissions and/or utilization review experience.
• Must have marketing and sales abilities, as well as, the ability to complete clinical assessments.
• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or health/counseling field preferred.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Free meals