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Dunwoody, Georgia

Referral Management Specialist (MA/Therapist) - Full Time Weekend Overnights - ATL Command Center

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Behavioral Health Connections, Inc. is a provider of patient-focused, comprehensive mental health services. We offer mental health evaluations to children, adolescents, adults and older adults in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week response, including all holidays.

Our service model focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of your mental health patients. Based on the results of an assessment, we determine the most appropriate level of care and recommend treatment facilities.

The tele-psychiatric assessment and consultation services we offer are designed to connect people with the care provided best equipped to address their mental health issues. Rapid response means that the patient will get to the most appropriate level of care faster and expedite their journey to wellness.

Visit us online at bhconnections.org

Behavioral Health Connections (BHC) in Dunwoody, ATL is seeking a dynamic and talented Referral Management Specialist Full Time 12 Hours Weekend Night shifts that serves to assess and coordinate the care of patients referred for Mental Health Services. They review referral information, determine the appropriateness of services, and facilitate the connection between patients and the most appropriate facilities or treatment programs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Review assessment referrals received from various sources in collaboration with the RN and other clinicians, to assess patient needs.

Assist in coordinating patient care.

Responsible for service coordination by matching patients with appropriate mental health services and providers within UHS, considering factors such as specialty, location, systems complexities and insurance coverage.

Maintain patient records, update databases, and ensure accurate documentation of patient information in approved EMR and other platforms.

Benefit & Rewards 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

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • 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 uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education

  • Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Behavioral Health or related field.
  • LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
  • Preferred Licensed in state, LMSW, LCSW, LPC
  • Current CPR, Vaccines, if required by a customer hospital. (“Customer hospital” means the hospital to which BHC is contracted to provide mobile assessment services.)
  • Must have a valid driver’s license.

Experience

Preferred 1-3 years work related 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.

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.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Communication

Psychiatry — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

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).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Referral Management Specialist (MA/Therapist) - Full Time Weekend Overnights - ATL Command Center at UHS a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (Counseling) — ranked against 58 active Psychiatry (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 21 employers

6
<$85k
12
$85k-105k
10
$105k-125k
3
$125k-145k
2
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
CME allowance
28%
Loan repayment
3% this job
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$60-$70/hr
#2

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$60-$70/hr
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 58 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Dunwoody

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$580k
Typical market rent
$1,758/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
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.

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities