Assessment Specialist PRN

Springstone Inc; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in behavioral health is seeking passionate and patient-centric Assessment Specialists to join their Oklahoma City team. This role focuses on providing quality patient care through comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. With a commitment to compassionate care and a supportive work environment, this opportunity offers flexible scheduling, career growth, and competitive compensation. If you are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of others and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling

Career growth

Competitive compensation

Access to earned wages via UKG Wallet

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or counseling with required licensure.
• CPR and CPI certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist callers with scheduling assessments and triage to appropriate referrals.
• Perform comprehensive assessments for patients seeking treatment.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Therapeutic Communication

Behavioral Health Knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in social work or counseling

Tools

UKG Wallet

Job description

Overview

Assessment Specialist PRN

Only as Needed

Oakwood 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 matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Oklahoma City, OK, to build a career that touches lives

Members of our team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation

• 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

• 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.
• Screens for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
• 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

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling AND licensure required (LMSW, LPCA, LMFTA, LCSW, LCISW etc)
• Current unencumbered clinical social work, counseling license or per state of practice guidelines.
• CPR and CPI certified within 30 days.
• Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.