Psychiatric Liaison - Emergency Room Department - Full Time

Indiana Regional Medical Center, Inc.; Ben Avon (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Regional Medical Center, Inc. in Indiana, PA is seeking a full-time mental health clinician to join our on-site team.

You will assess patients across ages in the emergency department or inpatient setting, coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team and ensuring compliance with related laws and payer requirements. The role emphasizes strong interpersonal communication, collaboration, and data-driven program development to improve behavioral health services and patient outcomes in

Qualifications

• Degree in a health-related field is required.
• 2 years experience in mental health is preferred.
• Current licensure/certification if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing knowledge of mental health procedures act and regulatory standards to support inpatient and outpatient care.
• Conduct behavioral health assessments of individuals of all ages in emergency department or for admitted patients.
• Utilize excellent interpersonal communication skills in patient interactions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and treatment.
• Demonstrate understanding of third-party payer systems related to authorization/precertification.
• Assist in data collection and reporting for program development.
• Document, collect data, and create reports for program development.
• Address age-specific mental/behavioral assessment needs for all ages in emergency or admitted patients.
• Coordinate treatments with standards of applicable acts, health department standards, patient rights, and confidentiality requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Behavioral health assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in a health-related field

Job description

Job Category: Psychological / Social Service

Requisition Number: PSYCH002784

• Posted : August 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Indiana, PA 15701, USA

Description

In this role you will be:

• Utilizing knowledge of the Mental Health Procedures Act, Department of Health regulatory standards, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and mental/behavioral health continuum of care, as well as other community services and agencies for delivery systems for inpatient and outpatient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

In this role you will be:

• Utilizing knowledge of the Mental Health Procedures Act, Department of Health regulatory standards, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and mental/behavioral health continuum of care, as well as other community services and agencies for delivery systems for inpatient and outpatient care.
• Conducting behavioral health assessments of individuals of all ages at IRMC emergency department, or for acute care medically-admitted patients.
• Utilizing excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Independently and collaboratively working as a member of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and treatment for the mental/behavioral health consumer.
• Demonstrating and understanding of third-party payer systems related to authorization/precertification.
• Active in providing and collecting data for program development.
• Using the computer to document, collect data, and create reports that will be critical in program development.
• Utilizing knowledge of age-specific needs and care of mentally/behaviorally-ill persons in order to conduct mental/behavioral assessments to all ages in the emergency department or the acute care-admitted patients.
• Coordinating treatments and services with standards of the Mental Health Procedures Act, Department of Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services standards, patient rights, and confidentiality and community agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• EDUCATION: Degree in a health-related field
• EXPERIENCE: 2 years experience in mental healthpreferred
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current licensure/certification if applicable

Shifts

• Rotation

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