Evening Crisis Clinician – ER Mental Health

UMass Memorial Health; Webster (MA); Vor Ort; USD 40.000 - 79.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a clinician to provide crisis counseling and evaluation in the emergency department. The role involves initial assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with the treatment team to ensure timely access to inpatient beds and insurance authorizations.

Responsibilities include documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and coordinating referrals to appropriate levels of care while prioritizing patient acuity and maintaining

Qualifikationen

• Graduation and training from an accredited graduate (Masters) program such as Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, etc.
• License (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) eligible.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Must have strong and effective communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be able to work as part of a robust multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Internship and/ or work experience within behavioral health including addiction services.
• Strong diagnostic skills and abilities.
• Equivalency of education and experience may be substituted where certification/licensure is not required.

Aufgaben

• Provide crisis counseling and evaluation for patients in the emergency departments.
• Responsibilities include completing initial assessments, counseling, case presentations to the treatment team, treatment planning, inpatient bed search, insurance authorization, and aftercare planning.
• Clinicians are also responsible for determining the need for psychiatric consultation and follow up services. and making referrals to levels of care.
• Complete all documentation and paperwork specific to the department and in compliance with hospital requirements, DMH, BSAS, The Joint Commission, and insurance providers.
• Responsible for prioritizing acuity and managing patient flow which may include consultations and collateral contact.
• Work towards or maintain highest level of professional licensure and maintain credentialing necessary for specific role.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Social Work/Psychology/Counseling

Jobbeschreibung

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a clinician to provide crisis counseling and evaluation in the emergency department. The role involves initial assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with the treatment team to ensure timely access to inpatient beds and insurance authorizations.

Responsibilities include documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and coordinating referrals to appropriate levels of care while prioritizing patient acuity and maintaining