Admissions Clinician

Responsibilities

Screening of Licensed Applicants begins immediately and continues until position is filled.

Now offering $5,000.00 bonus for licensed professionals, varying by licensure and experience.

About the Position: The position is responsible for crisis evaluations, preauthorization requests, and coordination of admissions to Cedar Springs. It involves answering phone calls, conducting mental health evaluations, evaluating for involuntary commitments, making clinical recommendations for optimal level of care referrals and community adjustment, coordinating with community providers and referral sources, and facilitating internal admissions to Cedar Springs programs. The role includes performing vitals, breathalyzer tests, and temperature checks for each potential patient at the time of evaluation.

Immediate consideration for overnight schedules.

At Cedar Springs Hospital, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services to individuals and their families dealing with the ramifications of mental illness or substance abuse. Our formula for successful treatment includes innovative services using a level of care appropriate to each illness, individually tailored programs, and highly qualified mental health professionals. Cedar Springs is dedicated to providing quality, multidisciplinary behavioral health care services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families.

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Education/Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Cedar Springs Hospital is in compliance with the Healthy Family and Workplaces Act (HFWA) and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

In accordance with Colorado state public health order, all healthcare workers must be vaccinated, and the company must verify vaccine status. Pursuant to this order, the following modes constitute proof of vaccination:

• An electronic entry in the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS); OR
• An immunization record from a licensed healthcare provider who has administered a COVID‑19 vaccine to an individual who provides services for the facility or agency, specifying the vaccine administered, name and title of the person who administered the vaccine, address of the location where the vaccine was administered, and the date it was administered.
• A COVID‑19 Vaccination Record Card (issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or WHO Yellow Card) that includes name of person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided, and date of last dose administered.

Master's Degree in Social Work or Counseling required. Preferred: at least one year of experience with crisis work and mental health evaluations; licensed individuals preferred. If licensed, Colorado licensure must be in good standing and meet state requirements for enacting involuntary holds (e.g., CSW, LPC, MFT) with two years of mental health experience.

Requirements: Requires analytical skills, high level clinical skills, and knowledge of mental…