Job Description
The Intake Counselor will help assess the needs of walk-in and telephone callers and ensure their referral to the service or resource to best address their needs.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Responds to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
- Conducts screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment and facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
- Assumes responsibility in maintaining a safe, orderly and therapeutic physical environment for all patients.
- Demonstrates good skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators via phone and in-person - documenting such. Prepares written report of assessment results in a timely manner (immediately following completed assessment) and includes recommendations for the level of care and treatment needs.
- Makes appropriate i...