Screening Specialist - Central Receiving
About The Position
The Central Receiving Facility (CRF) of Lakeview Center serves as a single-entry point for persons with mental health or co-occurring disorders from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The CRF is a 24-hour continuous operations unit that serves voluntary clients as well as individuals brought to the facility under the Baker Act or Marchman Act. Services offered include but are not limited to assessment, Crisis Support/Emergency Services, Case Management, Recovery Support, medication initiation and management. The primary duty of the Screening Specialist is to assess and respond to urgent and crisis behavioral health needs of individuals and families. This role involves assessing and facilitating individuals and families in obtaining the least restrictive and most effective level of care needed to address and treat/manage their concerns. This includes collaboration and referral to internal (Lakeview) and external continuums of care. The specialist will provide therapeutic services within the scope of training, protocols, and competence, and within the requirements of statutes applicable to the position. Therapeutic services include assessment, treatment planning, direct service provision, person-centered services, and management of client risk and safety.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a human services field. Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, rehabilitation, or a related human services field (a related human services field is one in which major course work includes the study of human behavior and development).
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in behavioral health field.
- Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
- Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.
- Level II background screening is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with individuals in crisis or substance use is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess and respond to urgent and crisis behavioral health needs of individuals and families.
- Assess and facilitate individuals and families in obtaining least restrictive and most effective level of care needed to address and treat/manage their concerns.
- Collaborate and refer to internal (Lakeview) and external continuums of care.
- Provide therapeutic services within scope of training, protocols, and competence, and within requirement of statutes applicable to the position.
- Provide assessment, treatment planning, direct service provision, person centered services and management of client risk and safety.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Voluntary Term Life
- Employer Paid Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account
- Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Accident Insurance
- Group Critical Illness Insurance
- Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employee Discount Program
- Teladoc
- Sign-on Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
