Clinician - Assessment and Referral/Intake in Nevada

The Assessment and Referral Clinician will help assess the needs of walk-in and telephone callers and ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address their needs. Shift is for weekend, nights, full-time

Responsibilities and Duties

• Responds to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
• Conducts screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment and facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
• Assumes responsibility in maintaining a safe, orderly and therapeutic physical environment for all patients.
• Demonstrates good skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators via phone and in-person - documenting such. Prepares written report of assessment results in a timely manner (immediately following completed assessment) and includes recommendations...