Assessment Referral Specialists

Methodist Healthcare System

Houston, TX

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Banking Services, Behavioral Health, Business Operations, Category Management, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Crisis Management, Cross-Functional, Documentation, Emergency Care, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare, Hospital, Leadership, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Nursing, Organizational Skills, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Care Authorizations, Performance Reviews, Prescription Drugs, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Quality Management, Radiology, Registered Nurse (RN), Request for Information (RFI), Risk, Social Media, Social Work, Stock Purchase Plans, Team Lead/Manager, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Utilization Management
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Assessment Referral Specialists

Methodist Healthcare

San Antonio, TX, United States

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Category: Supervisors Team Leaders and Coordinators • Job ID: 4542937

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Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Assessment Referral Specialists with Methodist Healthcare you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Assessment & Referral Center (ARC) Specialist is a member of a multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for conducting psychiatric assessments via telehealth for patients who come through the Emergency Department to determine the appropriate level of care. They respond to calls related to accessing behavioral health services including requests for information, inquiries regarding clinical needs from potential patients, their family members and care providers, and to requests for admission or transfer from internal and external facilities.

  • Completes age-appropriate psychiatric assessments of patients in the emergency department to include making recommendations to the requesting physician concerning behavioral health needs and arranges for transfer to another facility if needed. Provides referrals for those patients who are determined not to need hospitalization and notifies the appropriate persons or referral source of disposition.
  • Demonstrates professionalism in the application of telehealth services to maintain quality care provided to the patient at the same or higher as if the service were delivered in person.
  • Completes employee psychiatric assessments to determine risk to self or others when necessary.
  • Coordinates the delivery of tele-psychiatric services to the requesting physician according to established guidelines. Assures clear proactive communication between physicians to support good clinical care to the patient.
  • For the patient needing inpatient treatment verifies insurance benefits, eligibility and obtains pre certification, arranges for an attending psychiatrist for the patient.
  • Completes required documentation, which includes but is not limited to the psychiatric assessment, timely, thoroughly, and legibly.
  • Works well as a member of a multi disciplinary team maintaining effective communication with Emergency Department staff, Utilization Review Staff, Admissions Staff, Attending Psychiatrists, Inpatient Units, and all other Behavioral Health Services.

What qualifications you will need:

  • (RN) Registered Nurse, or (LMSW/RCSW-I) Lic Master Social Worker/Reg Clin SW-Intern, or (LPC/LMHC) Licensed Professional/Mental Health Counselor, or (LMFT) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or (LCSW) Clinical Social Worker
  • Bachelors Degree, or Masters Degree
  • 2 years in acute psychiatric care
  • Preferred: Three (3) years experience in mental health setting, Emergency Department or crisis management

Benefits

Methodist Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worldâ€s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.  In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Assessment Referral Specialists opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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