Psychiatric Crisis Dpt. Clinician

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Miami Gardens (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, is seeking a full-time night shift clinician for the Psychiatric Crisis Department. The role operates 7 PM–7 AM on a 36-hour week, with self-scheduling, shift swaps, and access to contingent shifts.

You will provide clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and care coordination for children and families, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and a pediatric psychiatrist, with opportunities for premium pay on certain shifts.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy is required.
• Independent Ohio licensure is required; license or trainee status must be current.
• Experience providing trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children and families is required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses and documents presenting problems, history, symptoms, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Coordinates client care with providers and community resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and related paperwork per policy standards.
• Remains current in pediatric psychopharmacology and collaborates with the team psychiatrist.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master's degree in Counseling/Social Work/MFT

Job description

Overview

Join our Psychiatric Crisis Department team as a full-time night shift clinician (7 PM-7 AM) working just three 12-hour shifts per week (36 hours) while receiving full-time benefits. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance through our self-scheduling model completed every three months, shift swap opportunities, access to additional contingent shifts, premium pay opportunities for select shifts, and time-and-a-half pay for overtime and holidays. If you're looking for meaningful work, competitive compensation, scheduling flexibility, and a collaborative team environment where you can make a difference for patients and families in crisis, we encourage you to apply today.

Job Description Summary

Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children, adolescents and their families across all professional and clinical settings.

Essential Functions

• Accurately assesses and documents client presenting problems, history, symptomology, mental status, and diagnosis. Prescribes initial interventions in a timely manner.
• Assists in developing specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Employs strategies of intervention that are consistent with empirically supported treatments and consistent with program expectations.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with policy standards.
• Remains current in general knowledge of psychopharmacology in pediatric behavioral healthcare and collaborates consistently with team psychiatrist.

Education Requirement

Master's Degree from an accredited university or professional school of Counseling, Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, required.

Licensure Requirement

• Appropriate Ohio licensure, required. Must remain current in required licensure and clinical or other training as required.
• Independent license, preferred.
• Intern-to-Hire Provision: Internal or organizational interns who have completed their academic program may be hired while awaiting full licensure, provided they hold a valid Ohio Board Trainee Registration. Candidates must be operating within the initial 60-day post-graduation window or an approved trainee extension (up to 6 months maximum).

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, peers, and community representatives.

Experience

Experience providing and managing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children, adolescent and families, required.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Working Outdoors

FREQUENTLY: Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, Walking

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near

Additional Physical Requirements Performed But Not Listed Above

Talking on phone/in person Constantly (67-100%)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"