Director of Assessment

Director of Assessment, Behavioral Health

Full-time: Monday-Friday

How you'll contribute 

A Director of Assessment who excels in this role:

• Directs and performs the screening of potential patients for admission into the program and initiates the integrated assessment process.

• As a clinician, assists administration, physicians, and clinical staff in the assessment of pending admits to determine appropriateness of level of care and communicates pending admissions to the nursing department.

• Uses the approved admission criteria and make recommendations concerning the level of care for treatment using the least restrictive level appropriate. The plan for episode of care is initiated at admission to all levels of care.

• Functions as a liaison between physicians and families, coordinates with transportation services, and other mental health facilities to organize the admission procedures.

• Ensures that all vital patient assessment information is referred accurately to the attending physicians, and that patient historical information obtained is complete to facilitate an accurate determination for the appropriate level of care.

• Communicate with external reviewers and referral sources and conduct all required external reviews and maintain documentations of all such interaction while following HIPAA guidelines.

Why join us 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: