Lifepoint Health·Englewood, Colorado
Conduct comprehensive mental health and substance abuse assessments for patients presenting at the facility. Coordinate with clinical teams and external payers to ensure appropriate triage, admission, and continuation of care.
Assessment Specialist-Overnights: $10,000 Sign-on Bonus
$32.19 - $43.46 per hour
Application Deadline: 07/28/2026
Your experience matters
At Denver 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 Specialist 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.
Connect with our Recruiter Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Lindsay Simboli by email Lindsay.simboli1@lifepointhealth.net, text 737-268-9063 or via phone 737-268-9063
How you’ll contribute
Receives inquiry calls and assists the caller with scheduling a face-to-face assessment or triage to the appropriate community referral.
Assesses or ensures assessment by a qualified mental health professional of patients who present for assessment.
Screens for medical and behavioral emergency conditions.
Performs a comprehensive assessment and quality therapeutic care to patients seeking treatment for substance abuse, dual diagnosis, or psychiatric or emotional disorders
Coordinate with the clinical team/on-call physician to ensure these needs are met either at the facility or other appropriate community providers.
Interprets treatment to patients and family to help reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of care and continuation of treatment.
Completes the administrative processes of admission and precertification of care with external payers, as necessary.
Denver Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Denver 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.
Requires a Master's degree in social work or counseling with current state licensure. Candidates should have strong clinical assessment skills and obtain CPR and CPI certifications within 30 days.
Market context
In Colorado, behavioral-health practicum and internship roles often draw steady interest from students preparing for licensure, especially in mental health and substance use treatment settings. These positions are competitive because employers look for candidates who are already enrolled in a qualifying master’s program, eligible for placement, and ready to learn under licensed supervision. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your program’s placement rules and tailor your application to your licensure goals.