Intake Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience.
• LCSW or LPC licensure.
• Ability to navigate electronic medical records and other computer systems.
• No supervisor experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Master Social Worker certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate individuals’ needs and triage services according to assessed need.
• For individuals appropriate for BJC Behavioral Health services, complete initial psychosocial assessments and treatment plans that meet accrediting and third-party payer requirements.
• Evaluate observed and reported symptoms and information from others, perform mental status exams, assess crisis and safety issues, assign provisional ICD-10 diagnoses, and administer standardized assessments such as the DLA-20, Level 1 diagnostic screenings, and suicide risk assessments.
• Present relevant history and the client’s current clinical picture clearly and concisely in formal assessments, with recommendations logically based on gathered information.
• Engage individuals and families empathetically and non-threateningly to build trust, gather accurate information, and formulate realistic treatment goals while preserving the dignity of people with mental illness.
• Use knowledge of developmental stages, psychiatric illnesses, evidence-based treatments, best-practice interventions, crisis prevention and intervention, health issues, and psychotropic medications.
• Apply knowledge of Children’s System of Care principles and Fidelity Wraparound.
• Connect individuals with appropriate internal and external services using knowledge of BJC Behavioral Health and community-agency services, levels of care, and eligibility criteria.
• Provide interim case management to individuals who will receive internal case management but are awaiting assignment to a team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners, assist team members with difficult cases, and build positive relationships across the service system.
• Provide brief evidence-based therapies to adults, children, and families, including CBT, DBT, and Motivational Engagement, for problems assessed as resolvable through the individual’s or family’s actions or thought processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus legal services, available the first day of the month after hire.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition assistance available on the first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.
• Up to a $2,300 sign-on bonus.