Health Screener
Posted on: 14 Apr 2021
Ambler, PA
Job Description
Job Description
Responsibilities
The Horsham Clinic is seeking a dynamic and talented Health Screener The Horsham Clinic is a 206-bed, private behavioral healthcare facility located on a beautiful 55-acre suburban campus in Montgomery County. We are minutes from Philadelphia and serve patients and families from Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Horsham Clinic provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. In addition to our main campus in Ambler, we have two satellite partial hospitalization programs in Chester County and Delaware County. Our program diversity reflects the needs of the community and the expertise of our board-certified Medical Directors that offer a combined 40-year of tenured experience at Horsham Clinic.
The Health Screener will be the first person visitors and employees encounter prior to entering the hospital. Duties include taking the visitor's and employee's temperature, review the health screening form after completion, any concerns will be reviewed by medical personnel. In addition the Health screener will be tested for competency regarding the use of a thermometer.
Qualifications
* High School Diploma required, Bachelors preferred
* Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/ aggressive behavior. General hospital environment.
* Must be willing to work with children, adults, adolescents and dual diagnosed patients.
* Demonstrates working knowledge of behavioral mental health
* Knowledge of principles and practices relevant to patient care activities
* Highly Developed written and verbal communication skills
* 2 or more years of experience in behavioral health setting
* Ability to plan, direct, and monitor others activities with demonstrated leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.
* Proficiency with common computer based applications such as electronic mail, word processing and various databases
Universal Health Services
King of Prussia, PA
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years.
The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.
The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees87,000
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