
Hybrid Behavioral Health Intake Specialist LPCC/LISW
Required skills
- LPCC
- LISW
- IMFT
- Medicare-eligible
- valid driver's license
- reliable transportation
- confidential information
Nice to have
- clinical experience
- variety of diagnoses
- presenting issues
- skilled nursing facilities
- long-term care settings
- geriatric populations
Role summary
ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions is seeking a Hybrid Behavioral Health Intake Specialist (LPCC/LISW) to provide clinical oversight and conduct intake assessments for individuals across various age groups and diagnoses. This role involves supporting Value-Based Care initiatives and acting as a clinical resource escalation point within skilled nursing and long-term care settings. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree, a relevant clinical license (LPCC, LISW, or IMFT), and at least three years of behavioral health experience. Preferred experience includes working with geriatric populations, BHI programs, and prior clinical leadership. The position requires strong decision-making, crisis management, and communication skills.
- Provide clinical oversight
- Intake assessments, conduct behavioral health intakes and psychosocial assessments
- Team resource support within a regional BHI team serving skilled nursing and long-term care (SNF/LTC) settings.
- Support Value-Based Care initiatives, and serve as a clinical
- Resource escalation point for Behavioral Health Coordinators
- Ideal for clinicians who enjoy systems-level impact,
- Interdisciplinary collaboration, and shaping a growing behavioral health program.
- At least 18 years of age
- must be licensed as an LPCC, LPCC-S, LISW, LISW-S or IMFT
- Master’s degree in social work, professional counseling or marriage and family therapy;
- license must be maintained during employment.
- Clinical experience treating individuals with a variety of diagnoses and presenting issues is preferred.
- Must be Medicare-eligible to provide intake and assessment services and possess a minimum of three (3) years of behavioral health, case management, or related clinical experience.
- Experience working in skilled nursing facilities, long-term care settings, geriatric populations, Value-Based Care programs, and/or Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) programs is preferred.
- Experience conducting diagnostic assessments and behavioral health intake preferred. Prior team lead, supervisory, or clinical leadership experience is also preferred.
- Must be responsible, mature and flexible; must possess excellent decision-making, time management and communication skills
- Must be able to respond calmly to crisis situations; demonstrate the ability to direct others in a confident, respectful manner and exercise good judgment in interactions with residents, families, employees, peers and regulatory agency personnel.
- Must appropriately handle confidential information.
- Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Bilingual language skills are a plus.
- Comprehensive training.
- Free continuing education hours for maintaining licensure.
- Supervision hours from an LISW-S or LPCC-S.
- Benefit package for full-time employees (including medical, vision, dental, disability and life insurance and a 401k).
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Paid-time off.
- Premium holiday pay.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Monthly incentive program for exceeding productivity expectations
About ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions
To learn more about ViaQuest Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions please visit
http://www.viaquestinc.com/core-services/behavioral-mental-health/
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