Licensed Clinical Evaluator
About The Position
Provides emergency mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, milieu management and dispositional planning for patients needing assessment and intervention in a variety of clinical or community settings STATUS: Per-Diem LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital DEPARTMENT: Emergency SCHEDULE: Varies Key Responsibilities: Provides Emergency mental health evaluations. With the psychiatrists supervision, acts as consultant to assist patient and clinical team with Behavioral Health subject matter expertise Provides crisis and /or acute mental health intervention to patients presenting to the psychiatric emergency department setting in collaboration with family and significant others. Prioritizes and triages patients requiring immediate psychiatric intervention. Manages all telecommunication, collaboration with internal and external customers, and documentation relevant to the psychiatric patient admission, treatment, and discharge or transfer. Consults with the Team Leader, Manager, and/or Psychiatrist on Call to implement the most appropriate treatment and dispositional plan. Reviews every person evaluated with the psychiatrist to determine the most appropriate treatment and disposition. Provides Behavioral Health evaluations in secure settings, hospital settings, outpatient settings and community locations Provides Substance use screenings and interventions using evidence based practices like SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment) Attend Monthly scheduled staff meetings Data Collection Ad hoc committee membership Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing OR Master Degree in human service field OR PhD/PsyD required.
- 2 years relevant experience preferred
- Required New York State Licensure / Certification
- LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, permit or license required OR RN license required OR If PhD/PsyD.is held, no license required.
Responsibilities
- Provides Emergency mental health evaluations.
- Acts as consultant to assist patient and clinical team with Behavioral Health subject matter expertise
- Provides crisis and /or acute mental health intervention to patients presenting to the psychiatric emergency department setting in collaboration with family and significant others.
- Prioritizes and triages patients requiring immediate psychiatric intervention.
- Manages all telecommunication, collaboration with internal and external customers, and documentation relevant to the psychiatric patient admission, treatment, and discharge or transfer.
- Consults with the Team Leader, Manager, and/or Psychiatrist on Call to implement the most appropriate treatment and dispositional plan.
- Reviews every person evaluated with the psychiatrist to determine the most appropriate treatment and disposition.
- Provides Behavioral Health evaluations in secure settings, hospital settings, outpatient settings and community locations
- Provides Substance use screenings and interventions using evidence based practices like SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment)
- Attend Monthly scheduled staff meetings
- Data Collection
- Ad hoc committee membership
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
