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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. You will conduct interviews and behavioral health assessments for potential admissions including telehealth assessments. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Behavioral Health

Schedule: Full time, night shift, 7pm to 7am, every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays

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Job Summary:

Conducts interviews and behavioral health assessments for potential admissions including telehealth assessments.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Provides admissions and intake services to patients and potential patients.

+ Responds to telephone inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.

+ Facilitates admission of in-patients and out-patients based on physician orders. Coordinates transportation to another facility and/or referral to a lower level of care as indicated.

+ Documents calls and related admission information. May staff crisis hotline as needed.

+ Reviews all paperwork accompanying patients to ensure adherence to hospital and regulatory policies.

+ Performs insurance verification and prior-authorization based on payor requirements.

+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

+ Master's degree in Behavioral Health or related field

EXPERIENCE

+ No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.

+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

+ Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

+ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

+ Or

+ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

+ Or

+ Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

+ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

+ Or

+ Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

+ Or

+ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Missouri Division of Professional

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

+ Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors

+ Or

+ Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

+ Or

+ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers

+ Or

+ Licensed Counselors and Drug Counselor - Mental Health (LADC-MH) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors

+ Or

+ Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

+ Or

+ Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers

+ Or

+ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

+ Professional Counselor Training License (LPC-IT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

+ Or

+ Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

+ Or

+ Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

+ Or

+ Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

+ Or

+ Marriage and Family Therapist Training License (MFT-TL) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8052000130 Beh. Med. Central Intake

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

_SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law._ Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)

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