PRN - QMHP Intake Specialist

About the role

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Responsibilities

• Perform crisis evaluations for behavioral health patients in the Emergency Departments and behavioral health/substance use patients in inpatient units across BJC.
• Provide resources as necessary and appropriate.
• Complete safety plans.
• Talk with friends/family of patients for collateral information.
• Complete affidavits, if necessary.
• Collaborate with physicians, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists.
• Attend/attest to mandatory meetings and trainings.
• Complete mental health and chemical dependency assessments for patients in the emergency department and inpatient units.
• Monitor patient progress toward recovery goals; ensure that all required documentation is collected and maintained in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Consult and coordinate with multiple facilities and HSOs on admitting procedures, transfer of patients to a psychiatric facility, and discharge; maintain constant communication with physicians, nurses and/or medical staff.
• Identify and refer patients to available support services to be accessed upon discharge; ensure that list of referral sources are accurate and kept current.
• Train and orient new employees; audit the clinical assessments of junior level staff, as well as peers.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this safety‑sensitive position.

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