Mental Health Professional PRN

MedStar Health; Leonardtown (MD); On-site; USD 41,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking a Mental Health Professional for St. Mary’s Hospital in Maryland. You will evaluate ED patients with psychiatric or related problems and serve as a consultant to ED staff, performing crisis intervention, counseling, and referral services for patients and families.

You will document evaluations, communicate with psychiatrists on-call, and coordinate admissions or transfers as needed within a major health system recognized for health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, nursing, counseling, psychology or related field.
• 1–2 years clinical experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and mental status exams for ED patients.
• Consult with the psychiatrist-on-call for diagnoses and treatment recommendations.
• Maintain open communication with ED staff and discuss final diagnoses and dispositions.
• Arrange hospital admission, transfer or follow-up with local agencies as needed.
• Document evaluations and participate in ED psychiatry meetings.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Education

MSW/MSN or related Master’s in Counseling/Psychology

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is looking for a Mental Health Professional to join our team at St Mary's Hospital!

As a Mental Health Professional, you will maintain responsibility for evaluating patients in the Emergency Department who present with psychiatric or related problems. Acts as consultant to staff in Emergency Department. Performs crisis intervention and counseling, support, and referral services to both psychiatric patients and their families.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties:

• Performs psychiatric assessments and mental status evaluations on all patients present in the Emergency Department with psychiatric disorders or complaints. Contacts and consults with the psychiatrist-on-call regarding diagnoses and recommendations for treatment for all psychiatric evaluations.
• Maintains open and continuous communications with Emergency Department staff and consults with Emergency Department physician regarding final diagnosis and disposition plans.
• Plans for hospital admission, transfer to another facility or follow-up for patients with a local agency. Uses age-appropriate games, rewards and praise when explaining and performing treatments and procedures.
• Facilitates both voluntary and involuntary admissions by contacting insurance companies for preauthorization when necessary, giving reports to the accepting unit or facility and completing all appropriate paperwork.
• Maintains logs on the computer of all patients formally evaluated by Mental Health Professionals in the Emergency Department. Documents in patient medical record. Attends Emergency Psychiatric Services staff meetings and other meetings as requested.

Qualifications:

• MSW (Master of Social Work) or MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), or master's degree in counseling, Psychology or related field or Doctoral degree in Psychology or related field.
• 1-2 years Clinical experience related to mental health.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $29.73 - USD $53.49 /Hr.