Assessment Specialist - Psychiatric Assessment Services (PRN) Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Click Here To View The VUMC Promise of Discovery Your Role: Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital is accepting applications for our full time, 32 per week position as an Assessment Specialist - Psychiatric Assessment Services (PRN).** We are seeking a talented, energetic, patient focused social worker (LMSW/LCSW) or License Professional Counselor (LPC) for our psychiatric assessment services department **to be the front line of psychiatric care. You will perform clinical crisis assessments, telephone triage in the psych access center, referral coordination and disposition planning for psychiatric patients of all ages. Able to succinctly document clinical concerns in the patient record as well as possess mental health knowledge to refer patients to the appropriate level of care on the behavioral health continuum. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Clinical Crisis Assessments. * Documentation. * Facilitate Admissions. * Crisis Intervention. * Telephone Triage Activities. * Contributes to the organization by actively participating in process improvement initiatives and shared decision making. * The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. Vanderbilt Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary service within Vanderbilt University Medical Center that offers world-class patient care and excellence in education and research. Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, through its inpatient facility Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, is the only inpatient provider of mental health services for children in Middle Tennessee. We offer highly specialized services for children ages 4-12 who have emotional or behavioral challenges and need immediate assistance. Each childs care is supervised by a board-certified child psychiatrist. Our adult programs care for patients 18 and older. We offer personalized treatment programs tailored to specific needs such as Psychotic Disorder Program, Mood Disorders Program, Addictions Programs, and the Adult Partial Hospitalization Program. *CA **Essential Elements: ** * Masters Degree. Social Work or related degree **** * 1 year of psych and/or assessment experience Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR): * Licensed Clinical Social Worker Required * Licensed Master Social Worker Required * Licensed Professional Counselor Required **Primary Location: **TN-Nashville-Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) **Work Locations: ** **Job: **Administrative and Clerical Support **Organization: **Vanderbilt University Medical Center