Assessment Specialist, RN

RN, Assessment Specialist/Intake Specialist

Sycamore Springs, part of Lifepoint Health, is a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are a community hospital in Lafayette, Indiana, committed to making communities healthier.

Schedule
:
Weekend Days (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) 7am – 7pm.

Compensation
: $5,000 sign‑on bonus.

• Supports the department with clinical, operational, and administrative excellence.
• Receives inquiry calls and assists callers with scheduling face‑to‑face, phone, or tele‑assessment triages based on safety risk.
• Assesses or ensures assessment by a qualified mental‑health professional of patients presenting for assessment.
• Screens for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
• Performs comprehensive assessment and provides quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders, coordinating with the clinical team/on‑call physician.
• Interprets treatment to patients and families to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care.
• Completes administrative processes of admission and precertification of care with external payers as needed.
• Administers nursing care to ill or injured persons, assisting in direct care.
• Coordinates and delivers quality general and psychiatric nursing care for patients hospitalized for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders.
• Ensures patient safety and well‑being.
• Ensures all medical orders are followed, initiates and follows treatment planning, and acts as a patient advocate.

• Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or holds relevant state licensure.
• Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
• Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility. Direct experience with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients preferred.
• Experience in patient assessments, family motivation, treatment planning, and communication with external review organizations.

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Financial protection and paid time off: 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 with company match.
• Employee well‑being program: mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs.
• Professional development opportunities.

Sycamore Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sycamore Springs complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Reports to:

Assessment Director/Supervisor (FLSA–None, Exempt).