Assessment Specialist, RN Behavioral Health

About the Role

As an Assessment Specialist RN at WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth, you will join a mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate response to a request for services, including the initial response, assessment, referral process, designation of the appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow‑up activity.
• Conduct initial evaluation, initiate the assessment, document patient symptomology, functioning, and needs, and provide information to the MD for level‑of‑care determination.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers promptly and courteously.
• Maintain clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA requirements.
• Maintain all pre‑admission and admission paperwork with accuracy and complete all pre‑certifications with insurance companies.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Master’s degree in social work or counseling (required).
• Current clinical, social work, or RN license as required by state regulations.
• Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients (preferred).
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Schedule

Full‑Time days, three 12‑hour shifts per week.

About the Company

Lifepoint Health, the parent organization of WellBridge Healthcare, is a leader in community‑based care with a mission of making communities healthier. The network spans 29 states, includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum.