Assessment Specialist, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Youngstown, OH

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital, operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy Health, is seeking an Assessment Specialist for Behavioral Health. This role is crucial in facilitating the response to service requests, from initial contact through admission and follow-up. The hospital is committed to prioritizing employee well-being to enable exceptional patient care, aiming to exceed industry standards and patient expectations. Mercy Behavioral Health is a new hospital, a joint venture with seasoned professionals and ample resources, dedicated to being a desirable workplace and achieving quality outcomes for patients and families.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing or social work
• Active RN or LSW licensure

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in behavioral health hospital highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates response to a request for services, including the initial response, the assessment, the referral process, the designation of the appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow-up activity.
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates the 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 promptly and courteously.
• Possess clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA.
• Maintains all preadmission and admission paperwork with accuracy and completes all pre-certification with insurance companies.

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 and 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree