Director of Assessment

Lifepoint Health • Conroe, TX

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Woodland Springs, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Director of Assessment to join their team. This role is vital in ensuring patients are screened and assessed for admission into behavioral health programs. The Director will play a key role in determining the appropriate level of care for patients and coordinating with various stakeholders to facilitate the admission process. This position is dedicated to making communities healthier by providing exceptional care.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work or counseling
• Active Texas license
• Current unencumbered clinical social work, counselor, or RN license per state requirements
• Previous management experience in a psychiatric health care facility
• Direct experience working in assessment for chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients
• Strong clinical assessment skills
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days

Responsibilities

• Directs and performs the screening of potential patients for admission into the program and initiates the integrated assessment process.
• As a clinician, assists administration, physicians, and clinical staff in the assessment of pending admits to determine appropriateness of level of care and communicates pending admissions to the nursing department.
• Uses the approved admission criteria and make recommendations concerning the level of care for treatment using the least restrictive level appropriate. The plan for episode of care is initiated at admission to all levels of care.
• Functions as a liaison between physicians and families, coordinates with transportation services, and other mental health facilities to organize the admission procedures.
• Ensures that all vital patient assessment information is referred accurately to the attending physicians, and that patient historical information obtained is complete to facilitate an accurate determination for the appropriate level of care.
• Communicate with external reviewers and referral sources and conduct all required external reviews and maintain documentations of all such interaction while following HIPAA guidelines.

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: Manager