Assessment Specialist, RN, Behavioral Health

Schedule

Full-Time Nightshift, Sun, Mon, Tues 6pm-6:30am (One Saturday per month)

Position Summary

The Assessment Specialist is responsible for receiving inquiry calls, assisting with scheduling assessments, ensuring assessments by qualified mental health professionals, screening for medical and behavioral emergency conditions, performing comprehensive assessments, coordinating with the clinical team/on-call physician, interpreting treatment, and completing administrative processes.

How You'll Contribute

• Facilitates response to requests for services, including initial response, assessment, and referral process, designation of appropriate level of care, admission into services, and follow-up activity
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates assessment, documents patient symptomology, functioning, and needs, and provides information to MD for LOC determination
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers
• Maintains clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA
• Maintains all pre-admission and admission paperwork with accuracy and completes pre-certification with insurance companies
• Reports to assessment manager/supervisor

Why Join Us

• We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package with company match, and ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs)

Additional Requirements

• Current state RN license and associate's degree from an accredited nursing school or master's degree in social work/counseling
• CPR and De-Escalation certification within 30 days of hire

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

About Lifepoint Health

Lifepoint Health is a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a leader in community-based care, we believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.