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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Intake Assessment Coordinator

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShreveport, LA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
  • Prior intake, assessment, admission, and crisis-intervention experience with a psychiatric mental health population is preferred, preferably in an inpatient setting.
  • Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
  • Knowledge of crisis intervention and risk assessment, psychiatric diagnoses and symptomatology, basic chemical dependency, age-specific growth and development, and crisis behavior management is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Perform initial medical screening.
  • Perform admission assessments.
  • Assess, direct, and intervene in crisis situations.
  • Perform nurse-to-nurse screening by phone for patients being transferred from other facilities.
  • Obtain and document pre-certification on admissions as necessary.
  • Perform basic medical triage, including skin checks and wound assessment.
  • Provide telephonic and in-person risk assessment and crisis intervention; make initial contact with referral sources and potential patients; coordinate referrals and intake; determine the appropriate level of care; facilitate admissions; and maintain communication with referral sources, families, patients, and unit staff.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior intake, assessment, admission, and crisis-intervention experience with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
  • Knowledge of crisis intervention and risk assessment, psychiatric diagnoses and symptomatology, basic chemical dependency, age-specific growth and development, and crisis behavior management.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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