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...