Crisis Assessment Specialist PRN

The same incredible caregivers. The same compassionate care. The same dedication to advancing health for all people, including the most vulnerable. Longmont United Hospital is one of 20 Centura Health hospitals and 240 care sites across Colorado, Utah and Kansas that are proudly becoming part of CommonSpirit Health.

You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. At Centura Health, we value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.

This role is responsible for assessment of clients in consultation and cooperation with emergency department personnel, psychiatrists, clinicians, attending physicians and managed care representatives. While in this position you will provide recommendation for disposition. The Crisis Assessment Specialist may perform the following as required: face-to-face evaluations, telephone triage evaluations, respond to and/or triage patient/family complaints, assist in management of all assessment records, perform statistical analysis, and perform billing-related activities connected with assessments.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Three years direct behavioral clinical experience in an inpatient, outpatient, emergency or residential treatment facility or setting.
• Competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planning
• Demonstrates clinical and ethical professionalism, conflict resolution and critical thinking skills
• Adequate and available transportation for response to various evaluation sites
• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or related behavioral health field
• Current Colorado State License in one of the following disciplines:
  • Clinical Psychologist (PSY)
  • Licensed ClinicalSocial Worker (LCSW),
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC),
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT),
  • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN CNS) or
  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (RN NP).
• This schedule will cover shifts on Tuesday evenings, 3pm to 3am, or 5pm to 3am. 

Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

When people and places align, incredible things happen. Just like the 21,000+ amazing associates who work here, every community within Centura Health’s connected ecosystem has its own unique history, story and personality.

At Longmont United Hospital (LUH), we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful the connection of body, mind, and spirit in the healing process. As a Planetree Designated® Hospital, staff members adhere to the highest possible standards and Healthgrades ranks us as one of the Top Hospitals in the Nation for Patient Experience. Here, your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of staff and leaders that value self-care, flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education. Longmont, CO, is home to 2,000+ acres of parks, three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike, bike, walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the 4^th most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal), you’ll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.

$32.00 - $47.78 / hour

Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation!  Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K with generous match
• Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness and more! 

View more on our benefits in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico or Utah.