Director of Intake and Assessment- Behavioral Health

Director of Intake and Assessment

Tampa Behavioral Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Director of Intake and Assessment joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier.

How you'll contribute :

A Director of Intake and Assessment who excels in this role :

• Ensures a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders.
• Oversees the assessment of the needs of walk-in and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment.
• Supervises the answering and answers all inquiry calls regarding treatment and the facility, presents treatment options, documents calls and sets appointments for callers seeking treatment.
• Creates, revises, and implements the schedule of the assessment and referral office.
• Assesses the needs of walk-in and phone callers to ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address those needs.
• Completes initial psychiatric assessment and presents symptoms to psychiatrist for best recommendation of care.
• Interprets treatment to patient and family to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
• Refers and triages patients to other sources of treatment when appropriate.
• Answers all inquiry calls regarding treatment and the facility, presents treatment options, documents calls and sets appointments for callers seeking treatment.
• Assesses, coaches and develops team skills in assessment, patient and family interaction and overall therapeutic care.
• Acts as part of overall hospital leadership team.
• May supervise reception.

Why join us :

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers :

What we're looking for :

EEOC Statement

Tampa Behavioral Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TGH Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.