Assessment Specialist -PM Shift Available-LMSW or LCSW or LPC

Job Summary

Performs clinical crisis assessments, telephone triage in the psych access center, referral coordination and disposition planning for psychiatric patients of all ages. Documents clinical concerns in the patient record and refers patients to appropriate levels of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Completes Crisis Assessment independently via in-person and/or telepsych
• Documents accurately in patient chart and updates the team during shift changes
• Facilitates admissions/assessments with physician partners
• Performs crisis intervention
• Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making

Technical Capabilities

• Crisis Intervention (Advanced): Demonstrates uppermost levels of expertise in applying crisis intervention in challenging and complex situations.
• Training (Intermediate): Has delivered a program in its entirety. Managed the delivery of a program by a team of instructors, assuring attention to detail.
• Patient Documentation (Intermediate): Ability to receive and record patient information.
• Contract Negotiations (Intermediate): Demonstrates understanding of negotiating skills such as building trust, gaining commitment, managing the opposition and maintaining goodwill.

Organizational Impact

• Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Solves standard job-related problems that may require some judgement.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/work teams.

Position Qualifications

• Certifications: LIC - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Tennessee, LIC - Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider - Licensure - Others
• Education: Master's