Clinician - Psych Crisis

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. is seeking a Clinical Mental Health Professional for the Grand Junction, CO area. This full-time night-shift role focuses on psychosocial assessments, care planning, and crisis intervention within a multi-disciplinary team.

You will develop and implement plans, coordinate with families and providers, and support timely discharges while maintaining high-quality patient care. Strong communication is essential for collaboration across services.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field required.
• Current state licensure as LCSW/LMFT/CMHC or equivalent required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills (email, word processing).

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders; modify care plans as patient status changes.
• Refer patients to services to improve well-being (community services, programs, groups, psychiatrists).
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to develop discharge plans for continuity of care.
• Organize daily work by assessing patient needs and priorities.
• Provide psychosocial assessments and crisis interventions as needed.
• Coordinate with care teams and outside agencies to ensure quality care and timely discharge.

Skills

Behavioral Health Intervention

Patient Care

Multi-disciplinary Teaming

Community Based Services

Continuity of Care

Communication

Referrals

Psychosocial Evaluation

Patient and Family Coordination

Conflict Resolution

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Current state licensure: LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, LMFT, or Psychologist

Job description

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Full time

R169302

Job Description:

The Clinical Mental Health Professional utilizes clinical expertise to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement plans of care appropriate care team, assess crisis situations to appropriately provide needed resources and or referrals for the patient, and to provide family and individual treatment as indicated. This position works collaboratively with patients, patient's significant other, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all other involved parties. This position provides care appropriate to the established plan of care in the assigned patient population.

Shift Details: 11 PM - 7 AM

Essential Functions

• Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, modifying care plan(s) to reflect changes in patient status

• Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.

• Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.

• Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.

• Performs behavioral health consultation for patients and caregivers. Conducts psychosocial assessments. Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other behavioral health interventions as necessary.

• Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues. Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.

• May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.

Skills

• Behavioral Health Intervention

• Patient Care

• Multi-disciplinary Teaming

• Community Based Services

• Continuity of Care

• Communication

• Referrals

• Psychosocial Evaluation

• Patient and Family Coordination

• Conflict Resolution

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work or related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

Current state licensure (as required by state) as LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Computer Skills, i.e., email, word processing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.

• Dual licensure with current state licensure as LAC

• Montana Only: Current state licensure as a MHPP.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.60 - $54.93

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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