Crisis Assessment Specialist - Crisis Center - Full time

Dayton Children's Hospital; Center (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dayton Children's Hospital in the Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness seeks a Crisis Assessment Specialist to champion care coordination and discharge planning for high-utilization mental health populations.

You will assist patients and families, coordinate referrals, and collaborate across hospital departments to optimize transitions and follow-up care, including the Eating Disorder Pathway.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling required.
• Licensed social worker or counselor certifications preferred/required as listed.
• Experience in mental health crisis assessment and care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Champion for high-utilization mental health populations and manage referrals.
• Assist patients and families in resolving complex personal/environmental issues.
• Facilitate transition/admission planning for mental health needs.
• Collaborate with hospital divisions to drive discharge planning and follow-up care.
• Coordinate consult services on medical floors with psychiatry.
• Manage patients on the inpatient Eating Disorder Pathway.

Skills

Care coordination

Referral management

Interdepartmental collaboration

Discharge planning

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling

LSW Ohio - Ohio Licensed Social Worker

LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor

Job description

Facility

Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness

Facility

Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness

Department

Mental Crisis Services

Schedule

Full time

Hours

40

Job Details

The Crisis Assessment Specialist position will serve as champion for high utilization mental health populations, referral management and care coordination. Responsible for assisting patients and their families in resolving complex personal and environmental difficulties which interfere with effective social functioning, this role facilitates appropriate transition and admission planning for patients with mental health needs. Collaborating interdepartmentally with all divisions of the hospital, the position drives hospital initiatives around discharge planning and follow-up care, assists in managing consult services on the medical floors including coordination of care with psychiatry, and manages patients on the inpatient Eating Disorder Pathway.

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling required

Certifications

Only one of the mentioned certifications required

• LSW Ohio - Ohio Licensed Social Worker - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board


• LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board

Department Specific Job Details

• full time, 40 hours


• working Tuesday - Saturday


• day shift, shift TBD


• weekend rotation included


• serving the Crisis Center at the Mathile Center