Intake Clinician -Behavioral Health

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The Behavioral Health Intake Clinician is responsible for working with internal and external customers to identify patients appropriate for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit. The individual is responsible for conducting a crisis assessment as identified in the essential job specific functions.

Essential Functions: 

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced hospital environment.
  
• Ability to have flexible hours in order to meet business needs.
  
• Demonstrates effective understanding of legal issues associated with assessment/admission for Voluntary vs. Involuntary status, i.e. 72 Hour Hold, EMTALLA and Mental Inquest Warrant processes as defined in state of practice.
  
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external customers as well as maintains patient/family confidentiality and provides sensitive, respectful, and compassionate customer service at all times.
  
• Ability to work with children, adolescents, adults (18 and over) or geriatric patients experiencing mental illness and acute psychiatric crisis.
  
• Must demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Capable of conducting crisis assessments that includes a mental status exam, suicide and violence assessment, substance abuse assessment, and preliminary diagnosis.
  
• Knowledge of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder V (DSM V) or most current version.
  
• Understanding of mental illness and stages of development.
  
• Ability to present clinical findings to attending psychiatrist and charge nurse.
  
• Ability to coordinate the transfer of patients from other facilities.

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or other related field of study with experience in Behavioral Health and Psychiatry pending State requirements.
• Bachelor’s/Associate’s Degree in Nursing pending State requirements.

Licenses/Certification:

• Current independent practice scope licensure in state of practice, LMFT, LMFT-A LPC, LPCA, LPCP, LCSW, LMSW, RN or LPN.

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years experience in a psychiatric setting.
Experience in crisis counseling and crisis evaluations preferred.