Assessment Specialist, RN - Behavioral Health

This Assessment Specialist, RN - Behavioral Health position at Lifepoint Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

This Nursing position at Lifepoint Health is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

This position is based in McKinney, Texas.

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a registered nurse earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Key skills and qualifications: Assessment Skills, Customer Service Skills, Clinical Assessment, Emergency Detention Knowledge, EMTALA Knowledge, Patient Evaluations, Treatment Planning, Communication Skills. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Nursing role.

Core responsibilities: The Assessment RN facilitates responses to service requests, conducts initial evaluations, and documents patient needs. They also maintain preadmission and admission paperwork and ensure accurate communication with insurance companies.

Benefits package: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage, Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, Short- and long-term disability, Paid family leave, Paid time off, Higher education and certification tuition assistance, Loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package and company match. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.