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How much do mental health intake jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for mental health intake in the United States is $44,397.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37,500.00 and $43,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a mental health intake?

A Mental Health Intake job involves assessing new clients to determine their mental health needs and connect them with appropriate services. Intake specialists gather initial information, conduct screenings, and coordinate with therapists or other professionals. They may also handle paperwork, insurance verification, and scheduling. Their role is crucial in ensuring clients receive the right support as quickly as possible.

What does a mental health intake do?

A typical day in Mental Health Intake involves conducting initial interviews with clients to assess their mental health needs, collecting detailed histories, and documenting all findings in electronic health records. You’ll collaborate closely with therapists, psychiatrists, and other team members to ensure each client is connected to the most appropriate services. Much of your time is spent engaging directly with clients, performing screenings, managing referrals, and occasionally handling crisis situations. The role is dynamic and fast-paced, requiring adaptability and a strong commitment to client care.

What mental health intake careers are in demand?

Mental health intake roles, such as mental health intake coordinators and case managers, are in demand due to increased awareness of mental health needs. These positions often require strong communication skills, knowledge of mental health services, and relevant certifications or degrees in psychology, social work, or counseling. The demand is driven by a growing focus on early intervention and accessible mental health care across healthcare and community settings.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in mental health intake?

To thrive as a Mental Health Intake professional, you need a background in psychology or social work, strong interviewing skills, and a foundational understanding of mental health assessment procedures. Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) systems, screening tools, and occasionally relevant certifications like a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) are often required. Excellent active listening, empathy, and organizational skills help you gather accurate information and make clients feel at ease. These skills ensure thorough, compassionate assessments that are crucial for connecting clients to appropriate mental health services and supporting successful treatment outcomes.

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Infographic showing various Mental Health Intake job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 77% Full Time, 17% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $44,397 per year, or $21.3 per hour.

Mental Health Intake Specialist - RN

Centennial Medical Center Parthenon Pavilion

Murfreesboro, TN • On-site

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 7 days ago

Job description

Ready for a role that supports your unique calling in patient care and fits your life? At Centennial Medical Center Parthenon Pavilion, you’ll find clear pathways to advance backed by our unmatched nationwide transfer policy that lets you grow your career when the time is right for you. With mentorship opportunities, clinical education courses, professional certification support, and educational assistance, you will have all the resources you need to build the career of a lifetime.  

***SHIFT: 10a - 10:30p*** Job Summary and Qualifications

The CAPs Specialist provides crisis intervention and assessment to assist in determining the appropriate level of psychiatric care needed.

What you will do in this role:

  • Provides crisis intervention via phone and face to face assessment.
  • Conduct assessments to determine most appropriate level of psychiatric care
  • Communicates with physicians, referral sources and other hospital staff in order to obtain care for patients.
  • Refers people to community mental health services as indicated following assessment.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.
  • Participates in staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars/professional development as requested by manager
  • Adheres to the facilities Standards of Performance and ICARE values.
What qualifications you will need:
    • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
    • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
    • (RN) Registered Nurse
    • Registered Nurse Diploma, or Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree
  • No Travel Required
  • 3 years experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits

Centennial Medical Center Parthenon Pavilion, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Mental Health Intake Specialist - RN opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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