**Description** **Introduction** Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Assessment Specialist **Benefits** Virtual Patient Logistics Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** We are seeking an Assessment Specialist for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply! **Job Summary and Qualifications** The Virtual Patient Logistics Center (VPLC) Assessment Specialist (AS) supports hospital functions within the emergency department and inpatient medical units. Per Physician or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant order, Assessment Specialists provide level of care assessments and recommendations (LOC) for patients presenting in acute mental health crisis and with other behavioral/mental health concerns. The Assessment Specialist will confer with the ordering physician, clinical hospital staff, and patient collaterals for the purpose of appropriate evaluation of risk and safety planning recommendations. This position functions within a remote centralized team model and will offer support to all in-scope division partners across the HCA enterprise. As the VPLC Assessment Specialist you will: + Respond to requests for assessment in facilities and locations serviced by an in-scope Patient Logistics Center (PLC). + In partnership with the Patient Logistics Specialists (PLS), new requests for level of care assessments will be passed to the VPLC AS via the case queue. + Follow internal processes and work independently to quickly initiate ownership of a case from the queue. + Adhere to confidentiality guidelines appropriately and ensure EMTALA and HIPPA compliance at all times; compliance concerns will be reported to leadership immediately. + Coordinate communication necessary for a thorough assessment, including but not limited to collateral and key stakeholders responsible for the patient/knowledgeable of the sequences leading to the assessment, hospital staff and leadership, and local PLC staff. + Ensures efficiency in throughput for the emergency department, requesting additional resources when needed based on volume, and works with the local PLC staff to move patients to appropriate dispositions quickly. + Respond to assessment as soon as possible and no later than 60 minutes from the initial request. + Confer with ordering physician regarding the appropriateness of a patient’s legal status based on patient’s presentation and engagement during assessments. + Must be knowledgeable of all state mental health/civil commitment laws for each state supported by VPLC. + Document all Initial Assessment, Re-Assessment, or Chart Review in 1 of the 3 EHRs utilized by the division supported by the LOC Team. + Detailed Risk Assessment will be completed within the 1 of 3 EHRs utilized by the facilities. + Safety Plan recommendations are likewise documented in the patient’s EHR chart for the use of the ordering physician, if they so choose, upon patient disposition. + Downtime paper work will be utilized if EHR is not available and sent to clinical stakeholder for utilization and record keeping at facility. + Copy of assessment and all clinical information to be saved to TCIQ for record retention. EXPECTATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO + Complete assessments in a timely manner and provide high quality clinical care: + Initial Assessments – 90 minutes or less on average + Chart review 30 minutes or less on average + Clinical interview 30 minutes or less on average + Documentation 30 minutes or less on average + Ability to engage with patients remotely via tele-video platform and implement skills necessary for proper clinical evaluation of patient + Works collaboratively with hospital departments to assist managing behavioral health assessment needs. + Coordinates and participates with appropriate interested parties and physicians through the patient admission, treatment and discharge process in the acute hospital setting. + Tracks monthly individual performance via key performance indicators and quality metrics shared by leadership + Engages in clinical learning opportunities offered internally as well as meets the required continued education expectations of particular licensing board KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES + Possess a thorough knowledge of current behavioral health concepts, principles and methods of treatment. + Able to navigate technology solutions with minimal guidance/support + Comfortable with Telehealth solutions and providing care through virtual platform + Possesses good multitasking skills to navigate 5+ systems during a given shift to ensure quality care is provided to patients EDUCATION + Master’s Degree in the field of Mental Healthcare EXPERIENCE + Prefer 2 years’ experience in a behavioral/mental healthcare setting performing clinical duties, including assessment + Prior management/supervisory experience in a healthcare related field preferred CERTIFICATE/LICENSE + Must hold and maintain licensure as a mental health professional (i.e. LCSW, LPC, LMHC, LP, etc) within state of residence + (LCSW) Clinical Social Worker, or (LPC/LMHC) Licensed Professional/Mental Health Counselor, or (LMFT) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or (LMSW/RCSW-I) Lic Master Social Worker/Reg Clin SW-Intern, or Masters Degree must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date HCA Healthcare (Corporate) (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/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 World’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 If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Assessment Specialist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing apply today!** 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.