Assessment Specialist PRN

Oakwood Springs; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Career growth

Competitive compensation

UKG Wallet for Earned Wage Access

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to improving mental health and substance use treatment in Oklahoma City. This role as an Assessment Specialist PRN offers the chance to work with a highly engaged staff in a supportive environment focused on patient-centered care. With a commitment to flexible scheduling and career growth, you will play a vital role in assessing patients and coordinating their treatment needs. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist callers with scheduling assessments and triage to appropriate referrals.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and provide quality care to patients.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Therapeutic Communication

Behavioral Health Knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in social work or counseling

Job description

Assessment Specialist PRN

Only as Needed

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

Responsibilities:

• 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.

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.