Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Assessor to join our dynamic mental health and behavioral services team. This role is responsible for conducting comprehensive behavioral health assessments, developing individualized service plans (ISPs), completing safety planning, coordinating referrals, and ensuring clinical documentation meets quality and compliance standards. The Assessor plays a key role in crisis response, service linkage, and community engagement while maintaining adherence to agency policies and payer requirements.
Responsibilities:
Clinical Documentation & Review
- Complete all required documentation within established timeframes.
- Ensure assessments, ISPs, safety plans, and referral documentation meet quality and compliance standards.
- Participate in internal chart audits and quality improvement initiatives.
- Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and medical necessity.
- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA standards.
Clinical Assessments
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments.
- Complete diagnostic impressions utilizing DSM-5-TR criteria when applicable.
- Assess level of care needs and medical necessity.
- Identify risk factors including suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, self-harm, substance use, and psychiatric instability.
- Document functional impairments and strengths.
Safety Planning
- Develop individualized Crisis Emergency Prevention Plans (CEPP) or Safety Plans.
- Identify triggers, warning signs, coping strategies, and support systems.
- Ensure client and family participation in safety planning.
- Update safety plans as clinically indicated.
Individual Service Plans (ISPs)
- Develop person-centered ISPs based on assessment findings.
- Establish measurable goals and objectives.
- Align interventions with identified clinical needs.
- Coordinate ISP reviews and updates per service requirements.
Requirements:
Education:
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related behavioral health field required.
Licensure:
- LMHP, LMHP-Resident, Supervisee in Social Work, or equivalent preferred (based on service requirements).
- Must have a Mobile Crisis Responder Certificate.
Experience:
- Minimum 1–2 years of clinical assessment experience preferred.
- Experience in crisis services, community-based services, or Medicaid-funded programs strongly preferred.
Pay: $200.00 - $275.00 per hour
Work Location: Remote
