Licensed Intake Clinician

HCA Healthcare • Charleston, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Intake Clinician assesses patients to determine the appropriate level of care and demonstrates advanced clinical skills in assessment, documentation, safety evaluation, and intervention. The clinician considers cultural factors, gender identity, and preferred language, and identifies risk factors and screening criteria for patients requiring special precautions. The role supports a safe, structured milieu using evidence-based treatment resources and maintains timely communication with patients, families, the multidisciplinary team, and continuum-of-care providers.

The clinician provides guidance about state commitment processes, abuse reporting requirements, duty to warn, and guardianship. The role also collaborates with the multidisciplinary team on complex discharge planning, develops and maintains community resource guides, and facilitates or participates in community education, activities, and support groups as appropriate to scope. The clinician applies age- and developmental-stage-specific standards, maintains professional boundaries, supports education for patients and other stakeholders, and coaches or trains new staff and interns as assigned.

This position is based at the new Summerville Assessment Center and serves a behavioral health program for adult and adolescent patients receiving inpatient stabilization for acute psychiatric symptoms. The center provides 24-hour services, physician availability, and skilled nursing care.

Requirements

• Master’s degree.
• One of the following required licenses or credentials: LMSW, LCSW-C, LPC-A, LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMHC.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients to determine the appropriate level of care, considering cultural factors, gender identity, and preferred language.
• Complete assessments and other documentation accurately, promptly, and in compliance with requirements and scope of practice.
• Assess the environment and patient safety status; report or respond to actual and potential safety concerns or changes in patient condition.
• Identify risk factors, screening criteria, and interventions for patients requiring special precautions, including suicide, homicide, falls, or elopement precautions.
• Recognize and act on unexpected assessment findings.
• Help ensure a safe, structured milieu using evidence-based treatment modalities and resources.
• Maintain active, timely communication with patients, families, the multidisciplinary team, and continuum-of-care providers.
• Provide guidance regarding state commitment processes, abuse reporting requirements, duty to warn, and guardianship processes.
• Assess, collaborate, coordinate, and guide complex discharge planning and readiness for discharge with the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and maintain a community resource guide, including access to public assistance and alternatives.
• Facilitate and participate in community education, activities, and support groups as appropriate to scope.
• Apply age- and developmental-stage-specific standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines when assessing and treating patients.
• Maintain professionalism and effective communication with peers, staff, patients, and families, including when resolving conflicts.
• Maintain clear professional boundaries with peers, patients, and families.
• Educate patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payer representatives, and other appropriate parties about behavioral services.
• Review, coach, and assist with training new staff and interns as assigned and within approved practice and program guidelines.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and financial wellbeing resources.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time