Easton- Part Time, Nights

St. Luke's University Health Network•Easton, PA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Crisis Intervention Specialist provides comprehensive crisis intervention, including coordination of admission/referral for patients and their families presenting for psychiatric symptom assessment. This position supports requests and assists other hospital services or external customers in accessing the network Behavioral Health Services. The schedule is tentatively Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 11pm to 7:30am, with the main physical location at the Bethlehem Campus. Travel may be needed to Anderson or Easton locations.

Requirements

Mental health professional with a minimum of one of the following: Bachelor’s degree in a human services field and 2-6 years of equal job experience.
Master’s degree in a human services field and 1-3 years of equal job experience.
Minimally, 1 year of direct clinical mental health/crisis intervention experience required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred.
Previous experience with case management/utilization review and managed care models preferred.

Responsibilities

Conducts intake assessments to patients presenting with mental health needs in the Emergency Department and/or Walk In Center and makes referral recommendations to appropriate level of care.
Interacts with care teams, including physicians, advanced practitioners, and other team members, as well as other behavioral health (BH) staff to facilitate referral decisions and placement.
Coordinates with other BH team members to assist with patient flow and appropriate placement issues.
Serves as a liaison for other hospital/network sites.
Supports the requests of other patient care areas regarding patients with mental health needs, when able.
Demonstrates understanding and maintains knowledge of Mental Health regulations and procedures as they pertain to patient rights and status of admission (voluntary/involuntary).
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development, and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
Demonstrates skill as a member of the Control Team, in responding to agitation/violent behavior of individuals requiring verbal de-escalation and/or physical restraint.
Demonstrates competence in caring for the agitated/violent patient, who may require treatment with seclusion/restraints.
Supports the function of utilization management regarding pre-certification process for all intakes and consults.
Monitors the therapeutic environment as necessary.
Other related duties as assigned.