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Intake (Assessment & Referral) Counselor (PRN) - (2:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare is a 120 bed capacity behavioral health facility that provides psychiatric services. We specialize in treatment for adults, children and adolescents. Brentwood Behavioral offers both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services. Located in Flowood, MS, in Rankin County with close proximity to Hinds and Madison Counties, our outpatient services are within driving distance to many surrounding areas. We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life. Our dedicated team of professionals provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our customers in a safe and nurturing environment. Visit our website @

Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare is seeking a dynamic and talented Intake (Assessment & Referral) Counselor (PRN) - (2:00 pm - 10:00 pm).

Must be able to work weekends, evenings,overnights, and holidays as needed.

The Assessment Counselor is to assess the need of walk-in and phone callers and ensure their referral to the services or resources to best address those needs. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Answers phone promptly, greets callers courteously, showing genuine concern.
• Identifies needs of callers, scheduling a face to face clinical assessment when indicated.
• Facilitates appropriately callers’ access to optimal level of care within the Brentwood system.
• Refer callers who are not appropriate for Brentwood’s services to other optimal services provider as necessary, effectively matching callers’ needs and resources with available services.
• Bonds and identifies problems thoroughly within a short period of time.
• Is consistently successful in scheduling face-to-face assessments.
• Provides a comfortable, caring approach to client.
• Conducts thorough and concise assessments within 45 minutes; completes admission within 1 ½ to 2 hours
• Makes sound final dispositions with clients and seeks advice from other clinical staff as indicated.
• Obtains and documents admission diagnosis from attending doctor or designee in a timely manner.
• Documentation review shows that forms, notes, and other applicable written information have been completed promptly and accurately.
• Patient admissions, transfers, and unusual occurrences are promptly, clearly, and correctly communicated to all necessary personnel.

Minimum: A Master's degree in a behavioral science field such as Psychology or Social Work, Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy. Master's degrees in Divinity or Education are acceptable only if the degree program emphasizes counseling. 

Preferred:  A Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work with a license to practice in Mississippi. 

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 were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 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.

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