Assistant Director Admissions

Job description

PURPOSE STATEMENT: Direct the facility admissions activities by driving the admissions process, developing, implementing and maintaining revenue-generating strategies. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Provide leadership to the Admissions Department and cultivate the function of the department as an integrated team. · Implement the strategic plan of the business development and marketing department as it pertains to admission to the facility and direct potential clients to treatment. · Provide leadership in addressing quality management issues related to crisis triage, evaluation, intake, and admission to the facility. · Assign/distribute scheduled evaluations, intakes, or admissions as dictated by request and hospital census. · Conduct quality assurance and quality improvement programs for all crisis triage, evaluation, intake, and admission services. · Perform follow-up communication functions and generate recommendations for organizational leadership. · Provide orientation, in-service, and continuing education programs for department staff and other internal positions responsible for crisis triage and/or evaluation services. · Serve as a clinical liaison with referral sources. · Work to im...