Assessment Coordinator, Behavioral Health
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Job Description
Title: Assessment Coordinator
Job Type: Full time
Your experience matters!
At Rock Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.
As an Assessment Coordinator joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How You’ll Contribute
Assesses the needs of walk‑in and telephone callers, schedules initial psychiatric assessments, triages patients to appropriate services, responds to treatment inquiries, and facilitates a smooth transition into the admission process.
Essential Functions
- Assess walk‑in and phone callers to determine appropriate services or referrals and schedule initial psychiatric assessments for individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or emotional disorders.
- Answer inquiry calls regarding treatment and facility services, present treatment options, document calls, and set appointments for callers seeking treatment.
- Collaborate with business office staff to ensure an efficient admission process and refer or triage patients to other treatment sources when appropriate.
- Provide clerical support to the Care Coordination Manager and team, including data entry into the electronic record system.
- Maintain an appropriate stock of forms and supplies to support the Care Coordination Department.
- Check in patient belongings, process consent forms, and coordinate admission paperwork.
- Schedule assessment appointments, orient patients to units and outpatient programs, assist with discharges, and send documentation to referral sources within required timeframes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Information
- Requires strong customer service and triage skills to manage inquiries and coordinate admissions.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
- Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, psychiatric, or geriatric patients preferred; strong clinical assessment skills required.
- Certifications: CPR and de‑escalation certification required within 30 days of hire.
About Us
Rock Springs is located in Georgetown, TX, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.
EEOC Statement
“Rock Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rock Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
Key Responsibilities
The Assessment Coordinator assesses walk-in and telephone callers to determine appropriate psychiatric services and schedules initial assessments. They also facilitate the admission process by coordinating paperwork, checking in patient belongings, and providing clerical support to the care team.
Requirements
The role requires strong clinical assessment and customer service skills, with previous experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health facility preferred. Candidates must obtain CPR and de-escalation certifications within 30 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Clinical Psychology Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Clinical Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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