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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Intake Coordinator

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 10
Full-timePanama City, FL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • One year of health care experience is required; experience in a mental health setting is preferred.
  • The ability to work in a fast-paced Admissions Department is required.
  • The ability to work from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. is required.
  • Employment requires successful completion of a Level II background screening.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate aspects of the admissions process, including handling inquiry calls, processing referrals for possible admission, communicating with referral sources and customers presenting for assessment, verifying insurance and precertification, registering patients, taking vital signs, conducting patient observations, scheduling evaluations, processing admissions, monitoring the bed board, searching and inventorying belongings, and performing other assigned non-clinical duties.
  • Act as a liaison among families, the department, referral sources, agencies, schools, and other interested parties, and help maintain a safe, nurturing, clean, and supportive environment for patients, staff, and guests.
  • Use a metal detector to scan patients and accompanying friends or family members entering A&R, and assist in securing belongings.
  • Assist with incoming calls, faxes, and referrals, as well as departmental clerical duties such as faxing, copying, filing, and collating.
  • Perform basic housekeeping duties such as emptying trash cans, sanitizing furniture, and sweeping floors.
  • Provide hands-on physical care, supervision, crisis intervention, behavior management, and behavior modification as directed by the individual treatment plan and unit program guidelines, using appropriate verbal and crisis intervention techniques.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living as needed.
  • Take and record vital signs manually and using equipment, and perform checks every 15 minutes.
  • Check patients for contraband and manage patient belongings.
  • Orient patients to the facility, emphasizing procedures and standard practices, and maintain professional therapeutic boundaries with patients, families, and guests.

Desired Qualifications

  • An associate's degree or graduation from a vocational/technical school is preferred.
  • Experience in a mental health setting is preferred.
  • Acute behavioral health experience is preferred.

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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