Referral Specialist

Responsibilities

Kidlink Treatment Services (a UHS company) Kidlink Treatment Services’ network of programs includes more than 50 specialized educational and residential behavioral treatment centers. Each center provides programming for children and adolescents who may have been unsuccessful in previous treatment settings.

Position Summary: This position is responsible for the full life cycle of each referral by receiving, recording, disseminating, and tracking for each referral within the regional market. This position requires the ability to assess referrals and apply clinical judgment to determine the most appropriate facility placement. This position will maintain the referral database by appropriately tracking each referral from receipt to admission into regional facility.

• Receives and responds to all referral inquiries and provides appropriate information to potential patients, their families, and the referral sources.
• Assesses and provides clinical judgment for the client/referral to the appropriate level of care. Works jointly with Account Managers in communicating with customers and facilities the status of youth referred for admission. Maintains knowledge of admission criteria, treatment services, and clinical programming at each facility.
• Manages each referral packet and the disposition for all assigned facilities demonstrating every effort to secure a disposition from the facility within one working day of receipt. Communicates the acceptance or denial of the referrals to the appropriate individuals.
• Facilitates weekly conference calls with regional facilities to review their referral status report to obtain updates on status of referrals as well as current census and scheduled admissions and discharges. Guides facility intake staff on next steps and viability of each referral based on referral trends and communication with referral source/guardian.
• Gathers and maintains notes of all contacts involving each referral as well as updates status of referral in the referral database and generates reports of those contacts to the facility intake staff and regional business development team. Maintains the referral database so that cases are appropriately tracked throughout referral process from receipt of referral to admission.

• UHS offers a challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan.
• 401k plan with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off

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 were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Masters Degree required

• Knowledge of assessing clients for appropriate level of care.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

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