Responsibilities

Intake Counselor (PRN)

Peachford Hospital is searching for a caring and compassionate master’s prepared mental health clinician to work on an as needed basis (PRN) in the evenings in an Assessment Counselor role in our busy 24/7 Intake Department. You must has a license eligible Master's degree degree in counseling or a related field to be considered.

What Role Will You Play?

Assessment Counselors at Peachford assess the needs of callers and patients presenting with mental health or addictive disease treatment needs and are responsible for ensuring patients receive the appropriate level of care which may include a hospital admission or referral to a community service/resource.

What Is It Like to Work at Peachford?

Assessment Counselors are empowered to assess their patient’s needs using their own personal style, while delivering superior quality care. If you like a challenge and the satisfaction of working with other professionals to get patients the help they need, Peachford is the right place for you.

Our patients bring with them many different clinical challenges and high acuity illnesses that require specific and individualized care. We balance our busy work environment with a strong commitment to teamwork and a sense of humor that makes Peachford a challenging, yet fun place to work. While taking care of our patients, we also strive to take care of each other.

Our hospital has a strong, seasoned leadership team, with mentoring and coaching opportunities available to professionals interested in growing their career in the mental health industry.

What Will You Get To Do?

Assessment Counselors are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:

• Respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries seeking mental health care or information about mental health related services. 
• Conduct clinical assessments in a timely manner utilizing appropriate processes.
• Ensure patients and families understand the admissions and treatment process.
• Discuss clinical issues with physicians to determine next steps.
• Provide guidance to Intake Counselors and other departmental staff.
• Collaborate with other departments and hospital leaders to address the needs of patients and staff.

What Does Peachford Require for this Role?

To be successful in this position, you need at least one year of intake/assessment experience preferably in a crisis intervention environment. A master’s degree in a counseling or related field as well as being license-eligible is required.

What Happens Next?

After you submit your resume, a member of our recruiting team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, someone will give a you call.

Peachford Hospital: Bringing Life Into Balance.

Peachford Hospital is the Southeast’s premiere behavioral health and addictive disease treatment facility and has been providing compassionate care to children, adolescents, adults and seniors since 1973. Located in the beautiful Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta, Peachford offers inpatient acute care, as well as partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

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• https://www.linkedin.com/company/peachford-behavioral-health
• peachford.com

Universal Health Services (UHS): Healthcare Delivered with Compassion

Peachford Hospital is an affiliate of Universal Health Services. At UHS, we're looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values, who share our focus on hard work, enthusiasm, teamwork, loyalty, trust and cooperation. We've embraced these traits and built a team of employees who consistently work to achieve the highest level of service excellence. People are our most valuable resource at UHS as we are committed to providing high quality acute care and behavioral health services to residents of the communities we serve. We are equally committed to offering our employees unlimited opportunity in an environment that encourages professional development.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

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Qualifications

To be successful in this position, you need at least one year of intake/assessment experience preferably in a crisis intervention environment. A master’s degree in counseling or a related field as well as being license-eligible is required.