Behavior Health Assessment Specialist - Psych Services - Per Diem

Position Summary

About the role

Responsible for providing mental health services to patients presenting in the Emergency Department, including crisis/intake assessment and intervention, making appropriate referral for acuity, providing education, discharge planning, acting as a community liaison, offering assistance to family members.

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluations, assessments, crisis intervention and referral for all populations served by the department in the emergency room.
• Demonstrates the ability to document understandable, comprehensible psychiatric evaluation and progress notes.
• Responsible discharge planning and arranges follow-up care and referrals.
• Functions as a liaison between the Mental Health services and community agencies and maintains knowledge if the community resources that may be used in treatment planning.
• Recognizes and identifies actual or potential situations which places the organization at risk for corporate compliance violations. Communicates compliance issues/concerns with department manager and/or follows the policy for addressing the situation.

Requirements

• A Bachelors’ Degree in Psychology, or Human Services related field is required.
• Experience: One year’s experience working in a psychiatric setting, a human service field or a related field.

Qualifications

• Complies with Department and organizational policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Pay

The pay for this position ranges from $18.92-$29.98 per hour.