Assessment Specialist

Cottonwood Springs; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Up to 16 days of PTO

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Job summary

Cottonwood Springs in Olathe, Kansas is seeking an Assessment Specialist to provide compassionate care for patients in need of behavioral health services. The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree in social work or counseling or possess RN licensure and will play a crucial role in patient assessments.

Responsibilities include assisting with scheduling assessments, coordinating care with healthcare teams, and ensuring patient needs are met effectively. Join us to help build a healthier community.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling required.
• Current unencumbered clinical social work or counseling license required.
• Valid driver’s license and CPR/CPI certified within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Assist callers with scheduling assessments.
• Perform comprehensive assessments on patients.
• Coordinate with clinical team to meet patient needs.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Crisis intervention

Assessment and triage

Education

Master’s degree in social work or counseling

RN licensure

Tools

CPR certification

CPI certification

Job description

Assessment Specialist - Behavioral Health

Full Time, Day Shift Availability

Cottonwood Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks 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 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

• Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face assessment or triage to the appropriate community referral.
• Assesses or ensures assessment by a qualified mental health professional of patients who present for assessment.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders; coordinates with the clinical team/on-call physician to ensure these needs are met either at the facility or other appropriate community provider.
• Interprets treatment to patient and family to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
• Completes the administrative processes of admission and precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling required, RN licensure in place of master’s degree or per state regulations. LBSW Now Accepted!
• Current unencumbered clinical social work, counseling license or per state of practice guidelines. RN license accepted.
• Valid driver’s license
• CPR and CPI certified within 30 days.