Denver Springs Hiring for Assessment Specialist at Englewood, CO Full Time

Denver Springs Hospital – Assessment/Intake Specialist – Night Shift

• $29-33/hour + shift differentials
• Ask About Our Sign-On Bonus

Denver Springs is a 96-bed behavioral hospital located outside Denver, CO in Englewood. The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment to adults, adolescents and their families. At Denver Springs we are dedicated to Changing People’s Lives®.

The Assessment/Intake department plays an essential role in helping fulfill our mission of “Changing People’s Lives®”. Assessment Specialist team members assess the needs of walk-in and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment. As an Assessment Clerk, you will provide support to staff providing 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®?

Members of our Assessment Specialist/Intake team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation
• 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.

Responsibilities:

• Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face assessment or triage to the appropriate community referral.
• 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 pre-certification of care with external payers, as necessary.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling (RN licensure may be used in place of master’s degree or per state regulations) REQUIRED.
• Current unencumbered clinical social work, counseling license or per state of practice guidelines. RN license may be accepted.
• Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.
• Must have strong clinical assessment skills.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $29.00 – $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Education:

• Master’s (Required)

License/Certification:

• Clinical License in the state of Colorado (Required)

Work Location: In person