Director of Intake and Assessment

Director of Intake and Assessment

WellBridge Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth, TX to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  
  What you will do in this role:
• Directs and performs the screening of potential patients for admission into the program and initiates the integrated assessment process.
• Functions as a liaison between physicians and families, coordinates with transportation services, and other mental health facilities to organize the admission procedures.
• Communicate with external reviewers and referral sources and conduct all required external reviews and maintain documentations of all such interaction while following HIPAA guidelines.
• Assesses, coaches and develops teams' skills, holds team accountable to high standards.
• Knowledgeable in all CMS, JCAHO, EMTLA, and State regulations and standards of performance.
  
  Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

As a Director of Intake and Assessment you will have:

• 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.
• Previous management experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working in assessment for chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients. Must have strong clinical assessment skills.
• 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.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a psychiatric setting. Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred.