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Savannah, Georgia

Residential Intake Counselor

CounselorIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

This opportunity in Intake and Admissions will support the purpose and procedures of the entire intake and admission process. It offers a convenient day shift schedule and there is opportunity for overtime and to cover various shifts if interested.

Coastal Harbor Health System is comprised of a 114-bed hospital for children and adolescents, providing both short- and long-term inpatient care, and a 50 bed inpatient hospital serving men and women, ages 18 and up.

We offer compassionate patient care to those who need it the most, serving not only local patients, but also those located across the country.

Our hospitals are conveniently located in beautiful, historic Savannah, GA in a quiet setting that provides unparalleled anonymity and privacy, enabling patients to concentrate on treatment.

The Intake Counselor ensures that treatment and clinical service recommendations are based upon patient needs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Handle intake calls, complete thorough intake assessments, and enter all intake and admission data into hospital database

  • Determine with MDs staffing level of care; establish and maintain positive relationships with referral sources
  • Maintain daily census records; verify insurance benefits

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive compensation, Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan

About Universal Health Services

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. uhs.com

Qualifications

Intake Counselor Job Requirements

Master’s degree in social work/counseling/psychology or related field OR current license to practice nursing in GA (or eligible to receive or renew) REQUIRED.

  • Experience working in the behavioral health field required; inpatient setting experience preferred
  • Demonstrated comprehension of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders and level-of-care determinations
  • Previous heavy data entry experience

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric disordersLevel-of-care determinationInsurance verificationCrisis intervention

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 28% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 30 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
31%
Loan repayment
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 519 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call

Living in Savannah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$300k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Savannah, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UHS

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plan
401(k) with company match
Discounted stock plan