On-Call Crisis Intervention & Assessment Specialist

UMass Memorial Health; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus possible

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Marlborough, MA, is seeking a Mental Health Crisis Evaluator within the Psychiatric Service to perform crisis evaluations for patients across age groups, coordinate treatment planning, and work with families and insurance to ensure appropriate referrals to inpatient or outpatient care and diversion programs.

The role also involves participating in system treatment meetings and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial history and mental status assessment of patients in psychiatric crisis at the University campus and mobiles to off-site locations.
• Assigns the appropriate clinical level of care to each patient including inpatient, outpatient, diversion programs, providing information and referrals to specialized intervention programs, including substance abuse detoxification and rehabilitation.
• Develops and maintains a safe therapeutic environment. Actively participates in psychiatric emergencies, including restraint of out-of-control patients, while maintaining safety in the milieu.
• Triages calls of patients with psychiatric emergencies, including suicide ideation and/or attempts, and determines which intervention is needed. Identifies clinical resources and makes referrals when necessary. Serves as a referral source for patient, family members and agency staff.
• Functions in a Case Management role, facilitating and coordinating referral and access to psychiatric treatment, delivery of social services, including financial assistance, health insurance,

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Marlborough, MA, is seeking a Mental Health Crisis Evaluator within the Psychiatric Service to perform crisis evaluations for patients across age groups, coordinate treatment planning, and work with families and insurance to ensure appropriate referrals to inpatient or outpatient care and diversion programs.

The role also involves participating in system treatment meetings and discharge planning.