Licensed Clinical Evaluator [Per Diem]
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. Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health services organization serving the people of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence County, and beyond. The system includes nine hospitals; primary and specialty practices, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory campuses and immediate care facilities; innovative senior services, facilities and independent housing; a wide range of behavioral health services; and Rochester Regional Health Laboratories and ACM Global Laboratories, a global leader in patient and clinical trials. It’s vision is to lead the evolution of healthcare to enable every member of the communities it serves to enjoy a better, healthier life.
Requirements
- Master Degree in human service field required
- LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LCAT required.
Nice To Haves
- 2 years relevant experience preferred.
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)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
