Assessment Coordinator

Cottonwood Springs; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Access to pay through UKG Wallet

Job summary

Cottonwood Springs in Olathe, Kansas, seeks an Assessment Coordinator for day shifts on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This role involves assessing callers' needs and scheduling psychiatric assessments for substance abuse and emotional disorders. You will also triage patients and facilitate smooth admission processes.

Join our team to provide compassionate behavioral health services and contribute to improving community health outcomes. We value a collaborative environment and offer competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience with clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs of walk-in and phone callers.
• Schedule initial psychiatric assessments.
• Refer and triage patients to other treatment sources.
• Answer inquiry calls regarding treatment and facility.
• Work with business office for smooth admission process.

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Job description

Assessment Coordinator - Behavioral Health

Friday, Saturday, Sunday Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Cottonwood Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with a diversified delivery network. 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 Olathe, Kansas, 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.

What you will do in this role

• Clerk assess the needs of walk-in and phone callers to ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address those needs.
• Clerk assists in scheduling initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders and presents symptoms to psychiatrist for best recommendation of care.
• Clerk refers and triages patients to other sources of treatment when appropriate.
• Clerk answers all inquiry calls regarding treatment and the facility, presents treatment options, documents calls and sets appointments for callers seeking treatment.
• Clerk works with the business office to ensure smooth transition into the admission process.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Must have experience with clerical duties.