Mental Health Crisis Clinician
About The Position
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. This role assists the emergency room team in a consultant capacity to provide clinical care, evaluation, and disposition recommendations to patients and families presenting to the emergency room in mental health or substance abuse crisis. The clinician provides written recommendations for the level of care and coordinates placement, plans, and/or referrals as needed, using organizational admission criteria for decision-making and communicating/coordinating disposition recommendations with treatment and community teams.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other mental health profession
- 2 to 5 years experience in a behavioral health setting
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - MN Board of Social Work required upon hire or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist - MN Board of Marriage and Family Therapy required upon hire or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy required upon hire or Licensed Psychologist-MN Board of Psychology required upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Direct clinical experience in a hospital, mental health, or clinic setting
- 1 year crisis management skills in hospital, clinic, or managed care setting
Responsibilities
- Conduct face-to-face, in person or virtual (telehealth) consultation with patients in crisis/psychiatric emergencies.
- Assess clinical condition.
- Recommend appropriate level of clinical care.
- Collaborates with community care team and caregivers to provide patient-centered recommendation.
- Provides ongoing reassessment and crisis intervention while patient remains in the emergency room.
- Coordinates with placement team and/or community partners to support disposition recommendation.
- Referrals of patients to outpatient services either within or outside the system.
- Remains up to date with current resources and patient access referrals within the system and in the community.
- Enter and track required data.
- Provide strong documentation of collateral contacts, guardians/power of attorneys and other caregivers relevant to the patient presentation.
- Note disposition of case providing clear rationale for recommendations.
- Follow necessary guidelines for documentation of discharge plans.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental
- PTO/Time Away
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term/Long-term Disability
- Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
- Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
- Student Loan Support
- Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Well-being dollars
- Dedicated well-being navigators
- Programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support well-being journey
- Employee resource groups (ERGs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
