Director, Assessment

Your experience matters

Copper Springs East Behavioral Health is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Assessment Director 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

An Assessment Director who excels in this role:

* Ensures comprehensive assessments and high-quality therapeutic care for patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, psychiatric disorders, or emotional disorders.

* Oversees the assessment of walk-in patients and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessments for patients seeking treatment.

* Supervises and participates in answering inquiry calls regarding treatment and facility services, presents treatment options, documents calls, and schedules appointments for prospective patients.

* Creates, revises, and implements schedules for the Assessment and Referral Office.

* Assesses the needs of walk-in patients and phone callers to ensure referrals to the most appropriate services or resources.

* Completes initial psychiatric assessments and presents symptoms to psychiatrists to determine the most appropriate level of care.

* Explains treatment plans to patients and families to help reduce fear and other barriers to acceptance and continuation of treatment.

* Refers and triages patients to alternative treatment resources when appropriate.

* Coaches and develops team members' skills in assessment, patient and family interaction, and therapeutic care delivery.

* Serves as a member of the hospital leadership team.

* Supervises reception as needed.

* Directs and conducts screenings of potential patients for program admission and initiates the integrated assessment process.

* Assists administration, physicians, and clinical staff in evaluating pending admissions to determine the appropriateness of the level of care and communicates pending admissions to the nursing department.

* Applies approved admission criteria and makes recommendations regarding the least restrictive appropriate level of care; initiates the episode-of-care plan upon admission to all levels of care.

* Functions as a liaison among physicians, families, transportation services, and other mental health facilities to coordinate admission procedures.

* Ensures all vital patient assessment information is accurately communicated to attending physicians and that complete patient histories are obtained to support accurate level-of-care determinations.

* Communicates with external reviewers and referral sources, conducts required external reviews, and maintains documentation of all interactions in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.

* Ensures third-party payors are notified of, or involved in, decisions regarding appropriate transitions between levels of care.

* Prepares morning meeting reports to communicate census information, referral activity, and pending admissions.

* Maintains strong relationships with current referral sources to ensure satisfaction and ongoing partnerships.

* Holds team members accountable to high performance standards while supporting ongoing professional development.

* Maintains knowledge of CMS, JCAHO, EMTALA, and state regulations and standards of performance, and regularly audits departmental functions to ensure compliance.

What we're looking for

Education:

* Master's degree in social work, counseling or related field required or licensed degree per state of practice guideline. RN licensure may be used per state of practice guidelines.

Licenses/Certifications:

* Current unencumbered clinical social work, counselor or RN license or per state requirements.

* Valid driver's license and a favorable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), along with proof of insurance when using own auto.

* CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

Skills & Experience:

* Previous management experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working in assessment for chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients.

Schedule:

Full-time

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

* Comprehensive Benefits:
Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

* Financial Protection & PTO:
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

* Financial & Career Growth:
Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

* Employee Well-being:
Mental, physical, and financial…