BH MRSS Clinician I

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is seeking a BH MRSS Clinician I to provide crisis-oriented triage, assessment and mobile response for pediatric patients and families. You will work under clinical supervision to coordinate services and ensure safe, effective care in diverse settings.

Requirements include a Master’s degree, Ohio licensure (LPC/LSW/MFT), and completion of crisis management training. Experience in crisis-based mental health services is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited university.
• Ohio licensure (LPC/LSW/MFT) required.
• Crisis management training completed or to be completed upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates crisis-oriented triage, assessment, and mobile response for patients and families.
• Performs trauma-informed crisis intervention and safety planning.
• Coordinates services and handoffs with providers and supports.
• Initiates mandatory reporting of abuse/neglect as required by law.
• Maintains required trainings and current knowledge in the field.

Skills

Crisis assessment

Trauma-informed care

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Family centered care

Education

Master's degree from an accredited university

Job description

Overview

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Overview

Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance is required by hospital policy. Must pass a motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and must maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Job Description Summary

Facilitates crisis-oriented triage, assessment, and other appropriate mental health screenings and interventions via face-to-face mobile response to patients and families to assist with the management of psychiatric and/or behavioral health concerns occurring within various settings. The BH MRSS Clinician I practices under clinical supervision.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Completes telephone consultation, screening, and triage to determine needs and desires of individuals and families calling through the crisis hotline, in collaboration with Telecrisis Team. Completes necessary assessments, documentation, follow up, and data collection.
• Coordinates services for assigned families and collaborates to identify skills, supports, resources, and services to assist with stabilizing the crisis and preventing future crises from occurring. Provides care coordination, collaboration, and a warm handoff of with current behavioral health providers, natural supports, and other systems involved.
• Initiates mandatory reporting of abuse and/or neglect to Child Protective Services or other applicable agencies per Ohio law.
• Maintains currency in required trainings and familiarity with the research and/or literature in areas of expertise.
• Provides trauma-informed and culturally competent crisis intervention, risk assessment, de-escalation, collaborative safety planning, psychoeducation, and recommendations during mobile response.
• Recommends disposition for least restrictive level of care, utilizing case conceptualization. Staffing and supervision required for disposition. Takes the lead in seeking supervision and implementing treatment plans for cases co-managed with non-licensed team members.

Education Requirement

Master's from an accredited university or professional school.

Licensure Requirement

Appropriate Ohio counseling (LPC) social work (LSW), or marriage and family therapy (MFT) licensure required.

Certifications

Upon hire, must complete and pass NCH endorsed Crisis Management Training.

Skills

• Demonstrated skills in providing behavioral health assessment and treatment to children and adolescents.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a degree of independence, initiative, judgment, and decision-making to prioritize workload and achieve program objectives.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team member to ensure consistent quality of services that support a high level of patient and provider satisfaction.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain productive and collaborative team and multi-disciplinary relationships.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, empathy, objectivity, professionalism, effective engagement and customer service skills, and sound clinical judgement in the course of all work duties.
• Embraces principles of family centered care in which needs and perspectives of patients and families are acknowledged and honored.

Experience

• One year of providing crisis-based mental health services with children and adolescents preferred.
• Previous experience facilitating crisis intervention services preferred.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Flexing/extending of neck, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Computer skills, Decision Making, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Seeing – Far/near

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"