Emergency Psychiatric Evaluator (RN/LMSW)

Cayuga Medical Center; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuga Health is seeking a Psychiatric Evaluator for the Emergency Department to perform comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and determine disposition in collaboration with ED staff and psychiatric teams. The role centers on timely, safe patient disposition and ensuring medical necessity with insurance pre-certifications.

The position requires RN or LMSW credentials, experience in acute mental health settings, and ability to liaison across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in mental health field, preferably in an acute care inpatient psychiatric setting.
• Provide psychosocial assessment and interview of patients, clients, family members and/or persons deemed necessary to obtain the most complete case history in the Emergency Department or ED Flex space.
• Complete documentation of psychosocial evaluation to include a formulation of all data leading to a decision for disposition, legal status paperwork, insurance authorization, releases of information appropriate to data collection.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for collection of comprehensive biopsychosocial data, assessment/determination of lethality/risk, pre-certification of medical care with insurance/managed care entities.
• Provide liaison services between emergency department providers and psychiatric providers in determining the disposition of clients in need of psychiatric evaluation
• Position is responsible for determination of need for clinical consultation with psychiatrist and medical consultation with emergency department staff to allow timely patient disposition.
• If RN, receive physician orders for disposition (If SW transfer to RN for receipt of orders).
• Shift: Day/evening flex

Skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Psychosocial assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

RN license

LMSW

Tools

Documentation systems

Job description

Cayuga Health is seeking a Psychiatric Evaluator for the Emergency Department to perform comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and determine disposition in collaboration with ED staff and psychiatric teams. The role centers on timely, safe patient disposition and ensuring medical necessity with insurance pre-certifications.

The position requires RN or LMSW credentials, experience in acute mental health settings, and ability to liaison across disciplines.