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Admissions Coordinator

UHS
Posted a month ago, valid for a month
Location

Portsmouth, VA 23708, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off

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  • Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center in Portsmouth, VA is seeking a candidate for a position that involves communication and coordination of the admission process for youth with psychiatric diagnoses and developmental disabilities.
  • The ideal candidate should have a Master's degree and at least one year of experience in a residential or acute psychiatric healthcare setting.
  • This full-time role offers competitive compensation along with generous paid time off and excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
  • Additional benefits include a 401(K) with company match, a discounted stock plan, and opportunities for career development within the UHS network.
  • The position requires effective communication skills and the ability to maintain positive relationships with referral sources while ensuring compliance with licensure and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center offers hope and healing for youth ages 7 to 17 at the time of admission with several psychiatric diagnoses and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Portsmouth, VA, Harbor Point provides intensive, residential treatment to youth in a comfortable setting that is conducive to healing. Our facility specializes in treating children and adolescents with depression, bipolar, ADHD, and other mental health issues. We also have specific treatment programs for those with intellectual disabilities or those with self-injurious behavior. Harbor Point and its programs are fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities. We are licensed by The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Virginia Department of Education. We are a TRICARE®-approved and certified facility.

 

Website: https://harborpointbhc.com/ 

 

Position Scope:           

Serves as a communicator for the facility by responding to requests for general information about the facility, its programs and services, converting referral calls to admissions. Verifies all components of the application processes, financial contractual arrangements and administrative processes, completing in accordance with licensure, regulatory and contractual requirements.

 

Essential Functions:

  • Document referrals received and communicate dispositions to appropriate persons.
  • Conduct tours and verification of funding for placement.
  • Facilitate pre-placement communication regarding resident information with facility staff parents/referral sources.
  • Coordinate admission process and paperwork with facility staff and parent/legal guardian.
  • Maintain a positive relationship with referrals sources/referring agencies.
  • Service Excellence.

Full-Time Benefit Highlights

 

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment 
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off 
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan 
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program 
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University 
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! 
  • Pet Insurance 
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com 

 

About Universal Health Services 

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues  during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.  

 

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com. 


Qualifications

Qualifications: An individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

 

Education: Master’s degree.

 

Experience: One or more years of experience in a residential/acute psychiatric healthcare setting.        

 

Physical Requirements:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pound. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

 

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams 

 

We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. 

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. 

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.




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