Counselor, Assessments and Referrals
- Dover Behavioral Health System
- Dover, DE
- Full Time
- About 2 months ago
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Responsibilities:
Dover Behavioral Health System is seeking a Counselor, Assessments and Referrals - Overnight Shift To deliver high quality assessment and admissions services to the public.
Responsibilities will include:
Benefits:
About Our Parent Company (Universal Health Services):
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Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!
Dover Behavioral Health System is seeking a Counselor, Assessments and Referrals - Overnight Shift To deliver high quality assessment and admissions services to the public.
Shift availability:
- Monday - Friday 11pm - 7:30am
Responsibilities will include:
- Perform comprehensive psychiatric and/or chemical dependency assessments, crisis intervention, professional advice and assistance with disposition of a psychiatric or CD problem or situation, which may or may not include admission to any DBHS Program
- Provide service to a variety of customer groups, including but not limited to: physicians, allied health professionals, hospital emergency departments, convenience care centers, other health care providers, schools, social services and mental health agencies, police, courts, employers and the public at large
- Respond to telephone, off-site, and face-to-face inquiries seeking mental health care or information about mental health related services. Facilitate callers to optimal level of care or resources
- Document all crisis calls and related information on Intake Call form and enter data for tracking and analysis
- Coordinate admissions from other facilities and treatment centers
- Help patients and families adjust to hospital admissions explaining emotional/social responses to illness and treatment
- Conduct crisis safety plans for patients referred to outpatient level of care and coordinates appropriate discharge plans from the Assessment and Referral Center
- Responsible for providing thorough clinical information to insurance companies to meet requirements/criteria for services to provide necessary services
Required:
- MA, MS, MSW or RN
Preferred:
- Meantal Health Screener certification
- Experience in behavior management
Benefits:
- Tuition Assistance
- Loan Forgiveness
- Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs) * Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations
- Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
- HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
- Competitive Compensation & Generous 24 Paid Time Off days (Full-Time)
- Excellent Medical (AETNA, BCBS), Dental (Delta Dental), Vision/Hearing (VSP, Lasik Savings, hearing aids, Diabetic eyecare plus) and Prescription Drug Plans
- Voluntary Benefits: Nationwide Pet insurance, Identity Protection, MetLife® Legal Plan, Computer Purchasing Program, Discount Program, Auto & Home Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, FSA
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan, purchase shares of UHS common stock at a 10% discount through payroll deductions
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- UHS benefits are available to employees who are regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Coverage is effective on day 31 of employment. Eligibility for employees who are scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week varies by location.
About Our Parent Company (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. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. 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
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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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