Intake Director

The Intake Director is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the Assessment & Referral Department, ensuring prospective service, link recipients' to appropriate resources or care providers.

The essential duties of the Intake Director include:

• Ensures in house assessments are completed with treatment referral recommendations made and documented; use the approved admission criteria and make decisions concerning the level of care for treatment using the least restrictive level appropriate.
• Ensures the plan for episode of care is initiated at admission to all levels of care.
• Plans, coordinates, and evaluates direct and indirect facility assessments and client admissions
• Directs admission screening and initiates the integrated assessment process.
• Ensures Intake procedures, hospital policy and regulatory requirements are followed i.e. administrative approval obtained for all admissions, admission paperwork, on call doctor patient interviews conducted.
• Ensures proper communication and follow up is made throughout the admissions and assessment process i.e. pre-certification, on-call doctor notification, administration is notified of problems or significant events
• Accomplishes department objectives by selecting, orienting, and training, supervising staff; organizing and monitoring their work process and performance.
• Accomplishes staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; conducting training; implementing enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing and enforcing organization standards; adhering to legal regulations; ensures safety problems are identified and corrective actions taken
• Completes operations by developing schedules; assigning and monitoring work; gathering resources; implementing productivity standards; resolving operations problems; implementing new procedures.
• Controls expenses by managing overtime; scheduling expenditures; monitoring variances.
• Maintains professional, technical and regulatory knowledge.

Screening: Must successfully pass background check, drug screen, physical and be able to provide positive employment references.

Physical Demands: With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from position to position (up to 50 lbs), finger grasp; feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or fingers.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital.

If you are among the most competitive and qualified candidates for the job, you will be contacted directly by one of our hiring managers. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries regarding your application status. Good Luck & we hope to meet you soon!

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Education - Master's degree in related field preferred.

Licenses - Texas Licensed Social Worker or RN required

Experience – Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience, preferably in an inpatient behavioral healthcare setting, phone triage, telehealth, or case management, or a combination of education and experience. Familiarity with the continuum of care. Assessment and intervention skills. Knowledge of DSM4 diagnostic criteria.

Additional Requirements: Must obtain and maintain approved CPR certification and Management of Assaultive Behavior training including restraint and seclusion policies prior to assuming patient care responsibility.

Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time off.