Assessment Specialist, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Mckinney, TX

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Collin Springs, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring an Assessment Specialist for its behavioral health hospital serving the McKinney, Texas community. The role facilitates requests for services from initial response through assessment, referral, determination of an appropriate level of care, admission, and follow-up. It conducts initial evaluations, documents patients’ symptoms, functioning, and needs, and provides information to a physician for level-of-care determination. The specialist also supports patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers with prompt, courteous service; maintains knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA; manages preadmission and admission paperwork; and completes insurance pre-certifications.

The position is full-time, working three 12-hour night shifts per week from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with one Saturday per month.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or a Master’s degree in Social Work/Counseling; either is required.
• Current clinical, social work, or RN license as required by state regulations.
• CPR and De-escalation certification, or ability to obtain certification within 30 days of hire.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requests for services, including the initial response, assessment and referral, appropriate level-of-care designation, admission, and follow-up.
• Conduct initial evaluations, initiate assessments, document patient symptoms, functioning, and needs, and provide information to a physician for level-of-care determination.
• Provide prompt and courteous customer service to patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers.
• Maintain knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA.
• Maintain accurate preadmission and admission paperwork and complete insurance pre-certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with benefit options tailored for part-time and PRN employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Continuing education opportunities for eligible Social Workers and Counselors through Lifepoint Behavioral Health’s NBCC- and NASW-approved continuing education provider.

What This Job Offers

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