Responsibilities

Are you a counselor looking to work with children and their families?

Meridell Achievement Center is seeking an Intake Clinician to join our fun and energetic intake team dedicated to providing quality residential treatment for children and adolescents ranging from 11-17 years old.

About Meridell

Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for 60 years. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment. 

Intake Clinician Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the patient intake process
• Provide information to individuals, agencies, facilities and professional staff requesting information regarding potential admissions
• Develop and maintain relationships with ongoing referral sources 
• Other duties as assigned

Benefit Highlights

• Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with Employer Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 335 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in 39 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Must have Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health field.
• Clinical experience in psychiatric setting; situational evaluation and crisis intervention experience (preferred)
• Must have LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, or LMSW
• High level of initiative, motivation, independent judgment and organizational skills
• Ability to relate to those emotionally disturbed and in crisis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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