Job Description:

Job Title: Clinical Intake Specialist
Location: St. Louis, MO
Company: Places For People
Employment Type: Full-time
 

***Must hold a Master's degree and current unrestricted PLPC, LPC, LMSW, or LCSW license.

Job Summary:Join our team as a Clinical Intake Specialist and make a difference in the lives of others. As a Master's level licensed provider, you will work closely with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, MDs, and Psychiatrists to provide routine consultations, clinical intakes, crisis services, and therapeutic assessments and interventions.

You will be part of a dynamic treatment team in the Behavioral Crisis Center environment, promoting positive coping behaviors and addressing immediate needs related to psychological health, safety, and substance use disorders. If you have a passion for helping others and excellent communication skills, we encourage you to apply.

The Clinical Intake Specialist position offers…· All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more
· Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
· Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
· Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
· Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement

Key Responsibilities:· Conduct clinical intakes, same-day consultations, targeted assessments, and brief therapeutic interventions.
· Provide follow-up bridge and regular therapy interventions as needed to meet appropriate and timely referral availability guidelines.
· Routinely engage clients to screen and evaluate progress and modify crisis services to meet individual treatment goals.
· Collaborate with the provider and nursing team to facilitate integrated patient care.
· Develop specific and goal-directed interventions using routine screening and monitoring forms.
· Provide educational materials and community resources to help clients maintain effective coping strategies.
· Maintain records for each patient in accordance with system policies and procedures.

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:· Master's degree and current unrestricted PLPC, LPC, LMSW, or LCSW license.
· Minimum of 2 years' experience (preferred).
· Experience working in a medical setting (preferred).

Additional Qualifications:

· Must be at least 21 years old.
· Current driver's license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.
· Ability to follow direction and accept supervision.
· Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, prioritize and manage multiple tasks, and coordinate services for multiple clients.

Keywords: Clinical Intake Specialist, Behavioral Health, Crisis Services, Therapeutic Interventions, LCSW, LPC, Social Work, Counseling.

Position Perks & Benefits:

Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life

Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more

Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within

Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expressions, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Places for People is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.