MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL - ER

CalvertHealth; Prince Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Discounted meals

403(b) Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

CalvertHealth is seeking a Mental Health Float Pool clinician for on-call coverage from 12pm to 8am, Monday through Sunday, with virtual/on-site availability as needed. The role focuses on psychiatric assessment, crisis intervention, and collaboration with patients, families, and referral partners.

Requires a Master’s degree in a mental health discipline, licensure eligibility (LMSW/LCSW/LGPC/LCPC) or active license, and at least 6 months postgraduate clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Interviews and gathers mental status and psychiatric histories.
• Uses evidence-based knowledge to assess emergencies and provide crisis intervention.
• Maintains competencies and follows hospital policy.

Responsibilities

• Interviews and interacts with patients to obtain histories relevant to emotional/behavioral problems.
• Assess psychiatric emergencies and provide crisis intervention services.
• Collaborates with outside facilities and refers patients when beds are available.

Skills

Interviewing patients

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Education

Master’s degree in mental health

Job description

Float Pool , On-Call , Monday to Sunday 12pm to 8am - virtually oncall

Salary Range $30.00 - $45.00

JOB DESCRIPTION DETAILS

Job Summary :

Interviews and interacts with patients and when indicated, their advocates, to obtain mental status and psychiatric and social histories relevant to their current emotional/behavioral problem(s).

Uses current evidence-based knowledge and skills to assess psychiatric emergencies and to provide sound, professional care and crisis intervention services to patients.

Collaborates with outside facilities referring patients to CHMC to collect documentation, review and present to on call provider if beds are available.

Education :

Position requires graduation from an accredited Masters Degree Program in a mental health discipline (i.e., social work, counseling, psychology).

Registration/Certification/Licensure :

Requires a current license in the applicable discipline (Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology—e.g., LMSW, LCSW, LGPC, or LCPC), or eligibility for licensure with a pending application and will receive mentorship/supervision.

Position requires a minimum of 6 months postgraduate clinical experience.(documented field experience during Masters degree can be considered on case by case basis)

Experience :

Position requires a minimum of 6 months postgraduate clinical experience.

Other Requirements :

Maintains unit-specific and hospital competencies, mandatory learning, and any clinical certifications required in accordance with the Staff Education and Training policy GA-057 and/or any other department requirements.

Effectively communicates with all patient populations and staff by implementing organization-wide communication techniques as a daily practice.

Effectively advocates for quality patient safety and satisfaction as a daily practice.

Demonstrated proficiency of computer skills necessary to effectively complete position requirements.

On call hours include coming in for a minimum of two hours during each assigned on call shift

Follow current Holiday Work Requirements Guidelines

Ability to work independently in a multi-task environment producing quality work.

Additional Information: CalvertHealth (CH) offers all employees free parking, discounted meals, 403(b) Plan available and access to our Employee Assistance Program.