Behavioral Health Intake Therapist

It's more than a career, it's a calling

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Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

The Behavioral Health Intake Therapist serves as the first point of contact for individuals seeking mental health services, completing assessments, identifying needs, and connecting patients with appropriate care and resources. This role is essential to ensuring timely access to support, helping patients begin their treatment journey with the right level of care and improving overall mental health outcomes.

Department: Social Work
Schedule: PRN - as needed (minimum 2 shifts per month)

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Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides admissions and intake services to patients and potential patients.
• Responds to telephone inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
• Facilitates admission of in-patients and out-patients based on physician orders. Coordinates transportation to another facility and/or referral to a lower level of care as indicated.
• Documents calls and related admission information. May staff crisis hotline as needed.
• Reviews all paperwork accompanying patients to ensure adherence to hospital and regulatory policies.
• Performs insurance verification and prior-authorization based on payor requirements.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in Behavioral Health or related field

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
•     Or
•     Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional     Regulation (IDFPR)
•     Or
•     Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri  

•     Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
•     Or
•     Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
•     Or
•     Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Missouri Division of Professional 

                 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma  

•     Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
•     Or
•     Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health
•     Or
•     Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
•     Or
•     Licensed Counselors and Drug Counselor - Mental Health (LADC-MH) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
•     Or
•     Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health
•     Or
•     Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
•     Or
•     Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

•     Professional Counselor Training License (LPC-IT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•     Or
•     Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•     Or
•     Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•     Or
•     Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
•    Or
•     Marriage and Family Therapist Training License (MFT-TL) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

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