MHP Licensed Hospital Consultant

MultiCare Health System•Puyallup, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. The Mental Health Professional-Licensed Hospital Consult is responsible for working as part of a liaison multidisciplinary team to support appropriate, timely, and compassionate care to individuals experiencing behavioral health needs in a MHS Hospital in the Puget sound region in adherence with all agency/regulatory requirements and system procedures.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, marriage and family or counseling
A Mental Health Professional as defined within HB 1724
One of these higher credentials are held: Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), SW Independent Clinical Lic (LICSW)
Drivers License/Abstract

Responsibilities

Provides face to face assessments and consultations
Assists with discharge planning of individuals referred to the Hospital Consult Liaison team
Provides education, liaison services and collaborates with patients, family members and others to support appropriate care while in the Hospitals
Performs safe discharge planning to other more appropriate treatment facilities, community outpatient services or return to the home environment as best determined to meet their needs
Guides the hospital team through the involuntary commitment process requirements to better equip the inpatient teams with the procedural aspects of Single Bed Certs (SBC)