Clinical Therapist
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About The Position
Provides behavioral health services, daily and on-call, for Emergency Department patients and Hospital inpatients per physician order. Manages Behavioral Health Help Line phone calls. Provides assessments of patients referred by their primary care physician on an urgent basis to Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Assists patients in completing forms as needed. Facilitates referrals to other facilities as needed. Communicates on behalf of the patient with family members or significant other in emergency situations. Communicates with physicians, Hospital personnel, County Judges, and law enforcement authorities as needed. Provides continuity of care for clients needing psychiatric assessments and services in Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Duties include performing a psychosocial assessment on each client and the participation in the development of each client's treatment plan. Participates in staffing of selected patients. Covers shifts of on-call service and completes Emergency Department assessments. Demonstrates knowledge of developmental needs of the patient population. (Patient population is defined in each department's Scope of Practice.) Provides back-up social work duties on Behavioral Unit as needed. Completes Regulatory Reporting Measures and manual tracking duties as assigned.
