Assessment Specialist

Lifepoint Health; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial Protection & PTO

Financial & Career Growth

Employee Well-being

Professional Development

Job summary

You'll collaborate with physicians and caregivers to ensure timely access, thorough documentation, and compassionate patient care while meeting regulatory requirements and pursuing ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required or Master's in Social Work/Counseling required.
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates response to requests for services, initial assessment, and referral process.
• Documents patient symptomology, functioning, and needs for LOC determination.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service to patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers.
• Maintains preadmission/admission paperwork and precertification with insurance companies.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Psychiatric care experience

CPR certification

Customer service

Documentation

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Master's in Social Work/Counseling

Job description

Assessment Specialist

Schedule: Full-time, 7pm-7:30am, includes weekends and holidays

Your experience matters

Triangle 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 anAssessment Specialist 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

AnAssessment Specialist who excels in this role:

• Facilitates response to a request for services, including the initial response, the assessment, and referral process, the designation of the appropriate level of care, admission into services, and appropriate follow up activity.
• Conducts initial evaluation, initiates the assessment, documents patient symptomology, functioning, and needs and provides information to MD for LOC determination.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in assisting patients, physicians, visitors, and coworkers in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Possess clear knowledge of Emergency Detention paperwork and processes and EMTALA.
• Maintains all preadmission and admission paperwork with accuracy and completes all precertification with insurance companies.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by leadership

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 andpart-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.

What we're looking for

• Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing Required or Master's degree in Social Work/Counseling required.
• Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, and psychiatric patients preferred.
• License: Current clinical, social work, or RN license as required by state regulations.
• Additional Requirements: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

More about Triangle Springs

Triangle Springsis a 77- bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Raleigh community for over 8 years. We are proud to be recognized as Joint Commission Accredited and Psych Armor Certified.

EEOC Statement

"Triangle Springs Hospital" is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Triangle Springs Hospital 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.