Assessment Specialist, RN, PRN - Behavioral Health

WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth is seeking an Assessment Specialist RN for a PRN schedule. The role focuses on initial assessments, admissions, and referrals within a psychiatric care setting, ensuring timely LOC determinations and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate holds an RN license or related clinical background, CPR and CPI training within 30 days, and has prior psychiatric facility experience. This position emphasizes compassionate patient care and compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Master's degree in social work or counseling required.
• Current clinical, social work or RN license as required by state regulations.
• CPR Certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• 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 pre-certification with insurance companies with insurance companies

Skills

Clinical assessment

Customer service

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Master's degree in social work or counseling

Job description

Facility and Schedule

Facility: WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth. Schedule: PRN.

Your experience matters. As an Assessment Specialist RN 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

• 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 pre-certification with insurance companies with insurance companies

What we're looking for

Applicants should have an Associate's Degree in Nursing or Master's degree in social work or counseling required.

• Current clinical, social work or RN license as required by state regulations
• Prior experience in psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred. Must have strong clinical assessment skills.
• CPR Certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days

EEOC Statement

"WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth 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.