Senior Behavioral Health Specialist

MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Maryland seeks a Senior Behavioral Health Specialist-II to provide direct crisis intervention services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients in the Emergency Department across MedStar facilities. The role includes advanced assessments, complex case coordination, and ensuring quality documentation.

As a senior clinical resource, you will lead improvement initiatives, train staff, and promote consistent assessment and documentation practices while coordinating

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology is required.
• 3-4 years of advanced assessment, documentation, and workflow improvement leadership.
• LCSW-C or LCPC licensure in Maryland upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments and evaluations to determine disposition and level of care.
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and referrals with physicians, nurses, inpatient units, community providers, and insurers.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation per regulatory standards.
• Serve as a clinical resource by providing consultation, training, and support to staff.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on workflow efficiency, documentation integrity, compliance, and patient outcomes across sites.

Education

Master's degree in psychology

Job description

About the Job

MedStar Health is looking for aSenior Behavioral Health Specialist.This role provides direct crisis intervention services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations in the Emergency Department across all Medstar facilities. The Behavioral Health Specialist-II serves as a senior clinical specialist responsible for advanced assessments, complex case coordination, and quality assurance. Leads initiatives that enhance service delivery and documentation standards across multiple sites.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Primary Duties:

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments and evaluations to determine appropriate patient disposition and level-of-care recommendations.
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and referrals by collaborating with physicians, nurses, inpatient psychiatric units, community providers, and insurance companies.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation, ensuring adherence to regulatory, legal, and organizational standards.
• Serve as a clinical resource by providing consultation, training, and support to staff while promoting consistency in assessment and documentation practices.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on workflow efficiency, documentation integrity, compliance, and patient care outcomes across multiple hospital sites.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in psychology. (Required)
• 3-4 years Advancedassessment,documentation, andworkflowimprovementleadership (Required)
• LCSW-C -Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical in the State ofMaryland upon hire (Required) OR
• LCPC-Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Maryland upon hire (Required)

This position has a hiring range of USD $74,214.00 - USD $134,596.00 /Yr.