Assessment Specialist

Denver Springs LLC
US - Colorado - ENGLEWOOD/Colorado/US
January 14, 2025

Overview:

Assessment Specialist

Denver 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 really matters-providing quality patient care. Join our team in Englewood, CO, to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits

New competitive pay rates
Various shift availabilities
Professional development and advancement opportunities
Targeted approach to career development
Supportive leadership and culture
State-of-the-art equipment
Flexible scheduling
401(k) retirement plan
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:

What you will do in this role:

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.

Salary range:
$28 - 35 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Master's degree in social work or counseling required, RN licensure may be used in place of master's degree or per state regulations.
- RN Licensure, LBSW, LSW, CSW, LPP, LPCC, LPC, MPFT, MFTC, LMFT, ACA, ACC, ADDC, or ACD accepted
Valid driver's license.
CPR and CPI certified within 30 days.
Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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