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Triangle Springs

Triangle Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, is seeking 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 disorders. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care in order 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 Raleigh to build a career that touches lives.

Director of Assessment

Raleigh, North Carolina

Req ID 2024-19598 Post Date Nov. 19, 2024 CategoryPatient Referral FacilityTriangle Springs
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Triangle Springs

Director of Assessment

Triangle Springs, 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 matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Raleigh, North Carolina, 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
  • 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

What you'll do in the role: 

  • Director ensures a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders.
  • Oversees the assessment of the needs of walk-in and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment. Supervises the answering and answers all inquiry calls regarding treatment and the facility, presents treatment options, documents calls and sets appointments for callers seeking treatment.
  • Creates, revises, and implements the schedule of the assessment and referral office. Assesses the needs of walk-in and phone callers to ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address those needs.
  • Completes initial psychiatric assessment and presents symptoms to psychiatrist for best recommendation of care. Interprets treatment to patient and family to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
  • Refers and triages patients to other sources of treatment when appropriate.
  • Answers all inquiry calls regarding treatment and the facility, presents treatment options, documents calls and sets appointments for callers seeking treatment.
  • Assesses, coaches and develops team skills in assessment, patient and family interaction and overall therapeutic care.
  • Acts as part of overall Hospital leadership team.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in social work or counseling required, RN licensure may be used in place of master’s degree or per state regulations.
  • Current encumbered clinical licensure and valid drivers license
  • CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment

Experience:

  • Previous management experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working in intake for chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric and geriatric patients. Must have strong clinical assessment skills.
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