Psychiatric Crisis Dpt. Clinician

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc in Ohio is seeking a full-time night shift clinician (7 PM–7 AM) to join the Psychiatric Crisis Department. You will work three 12-hour shifts per week (36 hours) with self-scheduling every three months, shift swaps, contingent shifts, and premium pay opportunities for select shifts.

The role involves clinical assessment, crisis intervention, case management, and care coordination for children, adolescents, and families across settings.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited university in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Ohio licensure required; independent license preferred.
• Experience providing trauma-informed behavioral healthcare to children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical assessment, behavioral health treatment, case management, care coordination, and crisis intervention for children and adolescents and their families across settings.
• Accurately assesses and documents presenting problems, history, symptoms, mental status, and diagnosis.
• Develops specific, realistic, and measurable treatment goals and objectives.
• Coordinates client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care.
• Completes clinical charting and administrative paperwork per policy; remains current in pediatric psychopharmacology and collaborates with the team psychiatrist.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Trauma-informed care

Cultural competence

Education

Master's degree in Counseling/Social Work/Marriage & Family Therapy

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.**Job Description:****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 OutdoorsFREQUENTLY: Driving motor vehicles (work required) \\*additional testing may be required, Flexing/extending of neck, Sitting, Standing, WalkingCONTINUOUSLY: 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\"