Assessment Specialist, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Lafayette, IN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Sycamore Springs is hiring an Assessment Specialist/Intake Specialist to support the department’s clinical, operational, and administrative needs. The role receives inquiry calls, helps callers schedule face-to-face, phone, or tele-assessments, and triages individuals based on safety risk. It assesses patients presenting for evaluation, or ensures assessment by a qualified mental health professional, and screens for medical and behavioral emergencies.

The specialist conducts comprehensive assessments and provides therapeutic and nursing care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, psychiatric disorders, or emotional disorders. The role coordinates with the clinical team and on-call physician to address patient needs at the facility or through appropriate community providers; explains treatment to patients and families; and completes admission and payer precertification processes as needed. The specialist supports direct patient care, coordinates general and psychiatric nursing care, promotes patient safety, follows medical orders and treatment plans, and advocates for patients.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or have relevant state licensure.
• Hold a current, unencumbered license to practice from the State Board of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility.
• Direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, and geriatric patients.
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning, and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities.

Responsibilities

• Receive inquiry calls and assist callers with scheduling face-to-face, phone, or tele-assessments.
• Triage individuals based on safety risk.
• Assess patients presenting for assessment, or ensure assessment by a qualified mental health professional.
• Screen for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and provide therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, psychiatric disorders, or emotional disorders.
• Coordinate with the clinical team and on-call physician to meet patient needs at the facility or through appropriate community providers.
• Explain treatment to patients and families to help reduce fear and other barriers to accepting and continuing care.
• Complete admission and precertification processes with external payers as necessary.
• Administer nursing care and assist in providing direct care to ill or injured patients.
• Coordinate and deliver general and psychiatric nursing care to hospitalized patients receiving treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, psychiatric disorders, or emotional disorders.
• Ensure each patient’s safety and well-being.
• Ensure medical orders are followed, initiate and follow treatment planning, and act as a patient advocate.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed