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El Dorado Springs, owned and operated by Lifepoint Behavioral Health, is seeking passionate, patient-centric and goal-oriented team members to join the team at our 106-bed behavioral health facility. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including high-quality, evidence-based mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.

We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, flexible scheduling and comprehensive benefits packages so you can focus on what really matters – providing quality patient care. Join our team in Tucson, Arizona and build a career that touches lives!

Director of Intake and Assessment - Behavioral Health

Tucson, Arizona

Req ID 524512 Post Date Oct. 17, 2024 CategoryBehavioral Health FacilityEl Dorado Springs
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Description

Director of Intake and Assessment 

El Dorado 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 really matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Tucson, Arizona, 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.


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