Job Description & Requirements

LCSW Intake Social Worker

StartDate: 10/20/2025 Pay Rate: $1600.00 - $2500.00

POSITION SUMMARY – LCSW Intake Social Worker

POSITION DUTIES – Works with a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of emergency room and psychiatry providers to provide high quality, patient-centered care. Performs-psychiatric assessments and first evaluations for involuntary commitment (IVC) both in-person and via telehealth. Once the patient is evaluated, collaborates with emergency room physicians and psychiatrists to make level of care determinations, and coordinates treatment/discharge plans. Serve as a resource to the broader care team by assisting with de-escalation in crisis situations, guiding them through the IVC process, and providing information about inpatient hospitalization and community resources. Will float between sister facilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS – NC LCSW; BLS; 2 years recent intake social work experience in an acute behavioral health setting; NC First Examiner; NC Notary Public

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT – 13 weeks

SHIFT / HOURS PER WEEK – 7a-7p

SYSTEMS – Cerner Power Chart

START DATE – ASAP

Facility Location

Named as a must-see destination by Frommer’s Travel Guides, the natural beauty found in Ashville speaks for itself. Surrounded by the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains, the city offers gorgeous panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and is the ideal setting for hiking, biking, rafting, fishing and even llama trekking.

Job Benefits

Becoming an AMN Healthcare professional gives you the incredible opportunity to gain critical career experience, work with new people, and earn a highly competitive salary—but the perks don't stop there. There are many additional benefits to enjoy, including:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Earned time off and paid holidays
• Paid continuing education time
• 401(K) retirement planning
• Short-term disability, life insurance, paid jury duty
• Access to the largest network of facilities and providers in the country
• Industry experienced workforce management team
• Licensure and certification reimbursement
  
  

About The Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.