Assessment Specialist (RN)

Springstone Inc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Assessment Specialist (RN) to join their compassionate team in Vancouver. This role focuses on providing high-quality patient care through comprehensive assessments and effective triage, ensuring that individuals receive the appropriate support for mental health and substance use treatment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical assessment and a master's degree in social work or counseling. With a commitment to improving community health outcomes, this opportunity offers a collaborative work environment and competitive compensation, allowing you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you serve.

Benefits

Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans

Up to 16 days of PTO

6 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Earned Wage Access benefit

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or counseling required; RN licensure may substitute.
• Strong clinical assessment skills and experience in psychiatric healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face assessments and triage referrals.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and coordinate care with clinical teams.
• Complete admission and precertification processes with external payers.

Skills

Clinical Assessment Skills

Patient Care

Crisis Intervention

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling

RN Licensure

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Overview

Assessment Specialist (RN)

Night Shift: 7:00pm - 7:00am

Rainier Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, is a nationally known healthcare organization with a diversified delivery network from coast to coast. We seek passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters—providing quality patient care. Join our team in Vancouver, WA to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 16 days of PTO for full-time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full-time employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• UKG Wallet - We've partnered with UKG Wallet, a voluntary Earned Wage Access benefit, to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

Position Details

What you will do in this role:

• Receive inquiry calls and assist the caller with scheduling a face-to-face assessment or triage to the appropriate community referral.
• Assess or ensure assessment by a qualified mental health professional of patients who present for assessment.
• Screen for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
• Perform a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders; coordinate with the clinical team/on-call physician to ensure these needs are met either at the facility or with other appropriate community providers.
• Interpret treatment to patients and families to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
• Complete the administrative processes of admission and precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling required; RN licensure may be used in place of master’s degree or per state regulations.
• Current unencumbered clinical social work or counseling license, or per state of practice guidelines. RN license may be accepted.
• Valid driver’s license and a favorable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), along with proof of insurance when using own auto.
• Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.
• Must have strong clinical assessment skills.

Salary range: $42 - $57 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate; however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.