Behavioral Health Specialist - Per Diem
Description
Mercy Medical Center a member of Trinity Health Of New England is looking for an experienced Behavioral Health Specialist to come join our team of highly specialized integrated behavioral health professionals.
What Will You Do
- Counsels, assesses, and provides individual treatment to patients in various settings including crisis assessments in the emergency department.
- Builds caring relationships with target population to promote positive health and social service outcomes.
- Improves access to health and human services for target population through in-person interactions, telephone contacts, and coordination of referrals.
- Collaborates with team members to determine care plans from admission to discharge, with family and service providers.
- Collaborates with external agencies or facilities to coordinate referrals to care and will direct any appropriate follow-up.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Master’s degree in a social work field including, Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy; Psychology; and/or Mental Health Clinician.
- Licensure: Level I – Licensed at a LSW or LCSW level or with the capability to be licensed preferred. Level II - Licensure at a LICSW, LMHC or LMFT level required or LCSW with at least five (5) years of crisis assessments experience.
Highlights
- Per Diem
- Excellent Benefits available on 1st day
- Engaged leadership
- Mission Drive Team
- Facility Information
Facility Information
Facility Information Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs.
Our Commitment
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.