What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Specialist - PRN position at Springstone, Inc.?
Overview
Mental Health Intake Therapist - PRN
*Requires a clinical license or RN licensure*
Starting at $25/hr - based on education and experiencePlus Additional Shift Differentials
Members of our team Enjoy:
- Day Shift, Evening Shift, and Night Shift Availability
- Collaborative Work Environment
- Optional Over-Time
- Flexible scheduling
- Career growth
- Competitive compensation
- Health, Vision, Dental, 401k, and Paid Time Off
- 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.
Cottonwood Springs is a 72 -bed behavioral hospital located in Olathe, Kansas. The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment to adults, adolescents and their families. At Cottonwood Springs we are dedicated to Changing People’s Lives®.
The Assessment department plays an essential role in helping fulfill our mission of “Changing People’s Lives®”. Assessment team members assess the needs of walk-in and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment. As an Assessment Specialist, you will provide a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders. So, do you have what it takes to become part of a team dedicated to Changing People’s Lives®?
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 required, RN licensure in place of master’s degree or per state regulations.
- Current unencumbered clinical social work, counseling license or per state of practice guidelines. RN license accepted.
- Valid driver’s license
- CPR and CPI certified within 30 days.
Salary : $25
