Night Crisis Assessment & Triage Specialist

Penrose Hospital; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs seeks a Night Crisis Assessment Specialist to assess clients with ED staff, psychiatrists, and clinicians, providing critical disposition recommendations. You will conduct face-to-face and tele-health triage evaluations, respond to patient and family concerns, manage assessment records, and perform statistical analyses to support crisis intervention.

The role requires strong clinical assessment skills, collaboration with diverse healthcare professionals, a

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, nursing or related behavioral health field.
• Two years of direct behavioral health clinical care experience.
• Competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planning.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or related license in state of employment.
• Ability to travel to evaluation sites with reliable transportation.
• Preferred crisis experience (1+ year).

Responsibilities

• Provides quality and timely assessment and referral services.
• Develops and offers safe and clinically appropriate disposition recommendations to psychiatrists, emergency department physicians, attending physicians within hospital, other mental health clinicians, managed care representatives and clients.
• Appropriately assesses suicide, violence, and elopement potential.
• Applies knowledge of state mental health statutes criteria pertaining to involuntary holds.
• Assures the continuity of patient care upon completion of the assessment by assisting in the implementation of the referral and resource recommendations.
• Responds to potentially dangerous situations with low-level interventions and verbal deescalation to avoid harm to patients and staff.

Skills

Master's degree in counseling/social工作

Direct behavioral health clinical care

DSM criteria & treatment planning

Clinical & ethical professionalism

Transportation to evaluation sites

Crisis experience

Education

Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or related behavioral health field

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or equivalent state license

Job description

Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs seeks a Night Crisis Assessment Specialist to assess clients with ED staff, psychiatrists, and clinicians, providing critical disposition recommendations. You will conduct face-to-face and tele-health triage evaluations, respond to patient and family concerns, manage assessment records, and perform statistical analyses to support crisis intervention.

The role requires strong clinical assessment skills, collaboration with diverse healthcare professionals, a