Hospital Psychiatric Liaison & Care Coordinator

Groupe Kardol; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 85,466,000 - 94,007,000; Full time

Job summary

Tri-City Medical Center is seeking a Psychiatric Liaison to perform psychiatric assessments and coordinate care for patients across the hospital. The PL will act as a liaison between the hospital and community providers, ensuring safe admission, transfer, or referral according to patient needs.

The role requires licensure in California (LMFT/LCSW/LPCC/LCP or RN) and a master's degree in a relevant field, with experience in inpatient or outpatient psychiatry.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a relevant healthcare field (Psychology, Social Services, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nursing).
• 1 Year professional experience or internship within an acute inpatient setting or two (2) years within an acute outpatient setting.
• California BBS Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences; OR California BBS Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences; OR California BBS Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences; OR California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP) - CA Board of Psychology; OR California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED

Responsibilities

• The Psychiatric Liaison (PL) is a licensed mental health professional who is responsible for performing psychiatric assessments throughout Tri-City Medical Center.
• Serves as the liaison between the hospital and providers in the community.
• The PL conducts assessments and coordinates for the safe admission, transfer, referral, or other appropriate disposition of patients according to their needs.
• The PL also serves as a liaison to the community and responds to law enforcement, friends, families, and others in the coordination of appropriate treatment for patients who are experiencing a psychiatric emergency.
• The PL is responsible for ensuring the appropriate placement for patients requiring admission or transfer.
• Patients not requiring inpatient services are assisted with appropriate outpatient referrals.
• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
• Thoroughly assesses the patient's emotional and psychiatric needs, including gathering information from families or significant others.
• Performs patient assessments on medical units upon referral and completes clinical documentation in accordance with hospital standards.
• Collaborates with referring physicians, nurses, and social workers to determine requests for services and achieve satisfactory dispositions and transfers.
• Consults with the on-call psychiatrist to determine the disposition of the patient.
• Discusses clinical impressions and recommendations with referring physicians and nurses to expedite patient placement.
• Coordinates admission to the inpatient unit with psychiatrists and nursing staff.
• Ensures patients are transferred expeditiously after medical clearance.
• Verifies payer benefits for admissions and coordinates transfers to LPS-designated facilities.
• Initiates 72-hour (or SB43) holds when clinically indicated and informs patients accordingly.
• Collects required county data and reporting requirements for 5150s.
• Completes all required documentation, including PL Assessments, Suicide Risk Assessments, Elopement Risk Assessments, logs, and Requests to CMH.
• Develops and maintains effective communication with physicians, patients, families/significant others, and both internal and external healthcare teams.
• Communicates urgent issues to the ED Manager and Behavioral Health Manager as appropriate.
• Participates in regular staff meetings, including bi-monthly PL meetings.
• May provide ongoing supervision to MFT, PhD, and PsyD trainees and interns.

Education

Master's Degree in a relevant healthcare field

1 Year professional experience or internship in acute inpatient setting or 2 years in acute outpatient setting

LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, LCP or RN license (CA BBS) REQUIRED

Job description

Tri-City Medical Center is seeking a Psychiatric Liaison to perform psychiatric assessments and coordinate care for patients across the hospital. The PL will act as a liaison between the hospital and community providers, ensuring safe admission, transfer, or referral according to patient needs.

The role requires licensure in California (LMFT/LCSW/LPCC/LCP or RN) and a master's degree in a relevant field, with experience in inpatient or outpatient psychiatry.