Assessment Specialist, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Youngstown, OH

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Mercy Behavioral Health Hospital, operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy Health, is seeking an Assessment Specialist. The hospital is committed to prioritizing employee well-being to enable exceptional patient care. Joining the team means embracing a promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards and patient expectations. Mercy Behavioral Health is a joint venture with seasoned professionals and plentiful resources, aiming to be a place where employees want to work and pursue 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.
• Opportunity to work in a brand-new, state of the art hospital with cutting edge equipment and technology.

What This Job Offers

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