Assessment Lead, Behavioral Health

Memorial Physician Practices; Carrollton, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement

Tuition assistance

Loan assistance

Company match

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Gym membership

Job summary

Carrollton Springs seeks an Assessment Lead to oversee evaluation, admission decisions and care coordination for behavioral health patients in a full-time midshift. You will supervise staff, ensure timely documentation, and maintain EMTALA-compliant processes.

Applicants should hold a Master’s in Social Work or related field (or a Nursing degree with license), with at least two years of inpatient behavioral health assessment experience and required CPR/de-escalation certs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required per state regulations.
• Independent Counseling or Social Work license or RN license required.
• Two years of inpatient behavioral health assessment experience.
• CPR and de-escalation certifications within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates response to service requests, including assessment and referral.
• Determines level of care and admission into services with follow-up.
• Performs initial evaluation and documents symptoms, needs, and plan.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service to patients and staff.
• Ensures proper pre-admission and admission paperwork and insurance processes.
• Maintains shift staffing and coaches staff on clinical decisions.
• Documents and reports issues to the director and completes calls/logging.

Skills

Assessment expertise

Customer service

EMTALA knowledge

Staff training

Documentation

Education

Master's in Social Work

Counseling degree

Bachelor's in Nursing

Job description

Assessment Lead

Schedule: Full time Midshift

Your experience matters

Carrollton Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Assessment Lead joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

An Assessment Lead who excels in this role:

• Facilitates response to request for services, including the initial response, the assessment, and referral process, the designation of appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow up activity.
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates the assessment, documents patient symptomology, functioning, needs, and provides information to the physician.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Possesses clear knowledge of Emergency Detention and EMTALA paperwork and processes.
• Maintains all pre-admission and admission paperwork with accuracy.
• Completes all per-certification with insurance companies.
• Ensures appropriate staffing for each shift.
• Educates and coaches staff and acts as a point person for clinical decisions.
• Reports on all issues and incidents to the director as appropriate.
• Ensures staff have completed all needed documentation, call logging, insurance calls, and additional tasks prior to the end of shift.
• Performs all essential functions of an Assessment Specialist.
• Always exhibits the company's core values of champion patient care, do the right thing, embrace individuality, act with kindness, and making a difference together.
• Other duties as assigned

What we're looking for

Applicants should hold a Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field from an accredited school (required), or a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school (required) per state regulations. Additional requirements include:

• Independent Counseling or Social Work license required, or Registered Nurse license required per state regulations.
• Two years of assessment experience in an inpatient behavioral health care setting required.
• Two years of experience working with patient populations served at the facility preferred.
• CPR certification is required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
• De-escalation certification is required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More about Carrollton Springs

Carrollton Springs is a 78-bed behavioral health hospital offering exceptional care to the Carrollton, TX community.

EEOC Statement

Carrollton Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Carrollton Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.