Emergency Mental Health Psychiatric Screener - Mental Health-Mobile Outreach - FT - Day

About the role

The role involves providing Mental Health Screener functions as required by NJSA 30:4-27.1. It also includes performing psychosocial assessments, collaborating with medical center staff, developing treatment plans, advocating for patients, engaging families, and documenting clinical data.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychosocial assessments including collections of historical data, mental status assessments, and suicide risk assessments.
• Collaborates and consults with medical center staff to coordinate interdepartmental patient services.
• Develops comprehensive and realistic treatment plans based on patient’s needs.
• Provides appropriate short-term follow-up to ensure linkage and stabilization.
• Engages families, treatment providers, and other parties active in the well-being of the patient as appropriate.
• Provides technical support, assistance, and education to patients, families, and other patient service providers as needed.
• Assumes the duties of charge person as required.
• Assumes the duties of mobile outreach on-call as required.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates strict adherence to providing patient confidentiality as evidenced by documentation and behavior according to department policy.
• Documents clinical assessment data in patient record as per department standard.
• Documents all collateral information obtained as per department standard.
• Documents changes in mental status in patient record.
• Documents all communications related to patient referrals, transfers, and admissions in the patient record as per department standard.
• Documents all telephone triage information obtained as per department standards.
• Ensures that screening document clearly details reasons for consensual admission or involuntary commitment.

Requirements

• Education: MSW in Social Work or MA in Counseling/Psychology or related field. LCSW or LPC preferred.
• Experience: One year post-masters experience in an acute mental health setting.
• Other Credentials: AHA BLS.
• Special Training: Permanent NJ State Mental Health Screening Certification obtained within one year of hire.

Qualifications

• Frequent physical demands include: Standing, Walking, Reaching forward, Keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Carrying objects, Pushing/Pulling, Twisting, Bending, Reaching overhead, Squatting/kneeling/crawling, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities.
• Continuous physical demands include: Taste or Smell, Talk or Hear.
• Sensory Requirements include: Very Accurate 20/40, Near Vision, Very Accurate 20/40, Far Vision, Accurate Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing.
• Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: Bloodborne Pathogens, Chemical, Airborne Communicable Disease, Extreme Temperatures, Radiation, Uneven Surfaces or Elevations, Extreme Noise Levels, Dust/Particulate Matter.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of all regulatory requirements for confidentiality.
• Strict adherence to providing patient confidentiality as evidenced by documentation and behavior according to department policy.
• Accurate documentation in patient records.
• Effective communication and collaboration with medical center staff.
• Ability to engage families and other parties in the patient’s well-being.
• Technical support and education skills.
• Ability to assume multiple roles and responsibilities.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program