What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Facilities Specialist position at Oakwood Springs LLC?
As an Assessment Specialist at Oakwood Springs, I play a crucial role in providing comprehensive assessments for patients seeking behavioral health treatment. My responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations, coordinating care with clinical teams, and ensuring that all administrative processes are efficiently completed for admissions and precertification. With a strong focus on compassionate care, I contribute to our mission of changing lives through effective mental health services.
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Overview : Oakwood 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. The Assessment department plays an essential role in helping fulfill our mission of “ Changing People’s Lives®”. Assessment team members assess the needs of walk-in and phone callers and completes initial psychiatric assessment on patients seeking treatment. As an Assessment Specialist, you will ensure a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment of substance abuse, dual diagnosis or psychiatric or emotional disorders. Working with a highly engaged staff
Flexible scheduling
Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face assessment or triage to the appropriate community referral.
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 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 precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.
Ability to meet typing keyboard expectations.
Prior experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility working with adult and geriatric patients preferred.
