What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake/Assessment Specialist position at AMN Healthcare?
Job Description & Requirements
Intake/Assessment Specialist
StartDate: 2/17/2025 Pay Rate: $1800.00 - $2600.00
POSITION SUMMARY – Intake/Assessment Specialist
POSITION DUTIES –
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS – Experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.
LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT – 13 weeks
SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK – Mixed: Weekend Days would be Sat & Sun 7a-7:30pm and Weekend Nights would be Fri, Sat & Sun 7:00pm-7:30am.
SYSTEMS – Epic
START DATE – ASAP
Facility Location
Boasting world-class beaches, a scenic harbor, barrier islands and year-round blue skies, Tampa offers all the attractions of a sunny, welcoming coastal destination. Visitors and residents alike relish the city’s luxurious beach resorts, laid-back lifestyle, sprawling parks and nature preserves, as well as the opportunity to soak up the sun any time of the year.
Job Benefits
Becoming an AMN Healthcare professional gives you the incredible opportunity to gain critical career experience, work with new people, and earn a highly competitive salary—but the perks don't stop there. There are many additional benefits to enjoy, including:
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.
Intake/Assessment Specialist
StartDate: 2/17/2025 Pay Rate: $1800.00 - $2600.00
POSITION SUMMARY – Intake/Assessment Specialist
POSITION DUTIES –
- Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face, phone, or tele-assessment.
- Triages individuals based on safety risk.
- Assesses or ensures assessment by a qualified mental health professional of patients who present for assessment.
- Screens for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
- Performs a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders.
- Coordinates with the clinical team/on-call physician to ensure these needs are met at the facility or other appropriate community providers.
- 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 precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.
- With proper credentials, Specialist may be required to complete vitals check on patients.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS – Experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.
LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT – 13 weeks
SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK – Mixed: Weekend Days would be Sat & Sun 7a-7:30pm and Weekend Nights would be Fri, Sat & Sun 7:00pm-7:30am.
SYSTEMS – Epic
START DATE – ASAP
Facility Location
Boasting world-class beaches, a scenic harbor, barrier islands and year-round blue skies, Tampa offers all the attractions of a sunny, welcoming coastal destination. Visitors and residents alike relish the city’s luxurious beach resorts, laid-back lifestyle, sprawling parks and nature preserves, as well as the opportunity to soak up the sun any time of the year.
Job Benefits
Becoming an AMN Healthcare professional gives you the incredible opportunity to gain critical career experience, work with new people, and earn a highly competitive salary—but the perks don't stop there. There are many additional benefits to enjoy, including:
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Earned time off and paid holidays
- Paid continuing education time
- 401(K) retirement planning
- Short-term disability, life insurance, paid jury duty
- Access to the largest network of facilities and providers in the country
- Industry experienced workforce management team
- Licensure and certification reimbursement
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.
Salary : $1,800 - $2,600
