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Job Description:

We are Hiring Assessment Clinicians at the Lexington Assessment Center for Peace Hospital!

Location: Lexington KY

Shift: 1p-5p Monday - Friday Part time

About Us

Peace Hospital part of UofL Health is a private non-profit behavioral health hospital. One of the largest behavioral health facilities in the nation Peace Hospital is known for providing care for children adolescents adults and senior adults age 55 and older. Our Kosair for Kids Childrens Peace Center is the largest and most comprehensive private provider of youth inpatient behavioral health services in the country treating children and adolescents with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders. We have a partial hospitalization program for school-aged children and an inpatient specialty program for children and adolescents who have complex treatment needs such as intellectual or developmental disabilities accompanied by acute behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. UofL Health is home to over 14000 team members 1000 providers 200 practice locations 9 hospitals and 4 medical centers.

Our Mission

As an academic health care system we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate innovative patient-centered care.

The Assessment Clinician I evaluates individuals seeking behavioral health/substance use treatment seeks justification for admission and coordinates level of care expectations with physicians Assessment Referral Center personnel patient care units and external agencies and develop relationships with community partners by consistently providing quality services. The Assessment Clinician I conducts insurance pre-certifications for individuals evaluated and may provide assessment services for various patient populations including pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric.

UofL Health Medical Staff and Board of Directors under the EMTALA policy consider Assessment Referral Center Clinicians who are employed by the hospital and qualified to perform emergency screening exams/assessments by education experience and demonstrated current competence as Qualified Medical Persons to conduct emergency behavioral health and substance use screening exams.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluates individuals seeking behavioral health/substance use treatment and seeks justification for admission
• Conducts evaluations at local hospitals UofL Peace Hospital and other community agencies and facilities
• Refers patients to appropriate services and assists in the intake process for those patients admitted
• Determines provisional diagnosis and discusses treatment recommendations with patient family and medical providers
• Coordinates level of care expectations with physicians Assessment Referral Center personnel patient care units and external agencies
• Develops relationships with community partners by consistently providing quality services.
• Assess the patients psychological social and treatment needs through analysis of data collected from patients their families collateral sources such as school outpatient therapist and community providers
• Establishes provisional diagnosis based upon thorough level of care assessment.
• Records and communicates clinical information to physician interdisciplinary treatment team as indicated
• Performs insurance prior authorizations for patients
• Presents detailed clinical information to medical providers as well as collaborating with nursing staff to assess for most appropriate level of care and medical needs of the patient

Other Functions:

• Maintains professional development and education
• Demonstrates proficiency and skill in determining most appropriate level of care provide referrals based on clinical assessments communicating relevant information to patient and family regarding treatment programs and patient rights issues
• Demonstrates effective understanding of legal issues associated with assessment and/or admission for voluntary status EMTALA and Mental Inquest Warrant processes
• Provide assessment services for various patient populations including pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric as needed
• Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education and Experience:

• (1) Masters Degree in Social Work Counseling Psychology Clinical Psychology Family and Marriage Therapy Mental Health Counseling or other related fields required.

Experience:

• One year of experience in mental health field and previous experience in crisis intervention or an assessment/diagnostic setting (preferred)

Licensure:

• Valid Drivers License (required for Mobile Assessment Clinicians only)

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Facility-provided Safe Crisis Management training (required)

Job Competency:

Knowledge Skills and Abilities critical to this role:

• Psychology Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability personality and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Therapy and Counseling Knowledge of principles methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions and for career counseling and guidance.
• Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying taking time to understand the points being made asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem only recognizing there is a problem.

Language Ability:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

• Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to break down problems or tasks; scanning ones own knowledge and experience to identify causes and consequences of events

Computer Skills:

• Must have strong working knowledge Microsoft Office products especially Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must have the capacity to learn other relevant systems and database included but not limited to electronic medical record systems and telehealth programs.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a commitment to service organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times

• Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians patients residents visitors staff and the broader health care community