Masters Intake Specialist - Overnight

UHS; Forest Park (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading psychiatric hospital in Forest Park, Illinois, is seeking a Master Intake Specialist to provide clinical assessment services and manage hospital admissions. The ideal candidate must have a Master’s Degree in a related field and at least 2 years of experience in a psychiatric treatment setting. Strong assessment and communication skills are essential. This role involves responding to community inquiries and conducting initial assessments.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a psychiatric treatment setting.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Maintain annual CPR, First Aid, and crisis prevention/intervention certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage, clinical assessment services, and referral services.
• Respond to inquiry calls from community referral sources, consumers, and medical staff.
• Offer initial face-to-face assessments and schedule evaluations.

Skills

Strong assessment skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Riveredge Hospital is a 210-bed leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing quality behavioral health services and trauma-informed care to children, adolescents and adults. The hospital offers inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and community residential programs.
• Master Intake Specialist provides telephone triage, clinical assessment services, and referral services and processes inpatient hospital admissions within required time frames and establishes therapeutic relationships with clients and families.
• Consistently and immediately responds to all inquiry calls from community referral sources, consumers and medical/ allied staff.
• Offers initial face-to-face assessments to all inquiries and schedules in-house evaluations within one hour.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, or related field REQUIRED.
• Requires at least 2 years of experience in a psychiatric treatment setting.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Strong assessment skills.
• Maintain annual CPR, First Aid, and crisis prevention /intervention (PMR) certification.
• Must have knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation services and Special Treatment Procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• License preferred.