Social Worker QMHP PRN
About The Position
A licensed Masters degree level professional who provides behavioral emergency level health assessments in collaboration with a medical team of physicians and registered nurses. Highly trained behavioral health professional who demonstrates autonomy and critical thinking skills and consultation in handling emergent psychiatric crises. This role does both traditional ED medical social work AND behavioral health assessments. The QMHP / Social Work team in the ED are consulted on patients with a positive mental health history in order to provide needed mental and behavioral health services and follow up, in addition to the consults requesting assistance with the three social determinants of health identified by the ED triage process. This Social Worker will answer consults on patients being evaluated in the Emergency Department.
Requirements
- Minimum expectation for all PRNs is 3 shifts per month.
- 2 years applicable experience
- Missouri LMSW, LCSW or LPC
- Master's Degree
Responsibilities
- Provides behavioral emergency level health assessments in collaboration with a medical team of physicians and registered nurses.
- Demonstrates autonomy and critical thinking skills and consultation in handling emergent psychiatric crises.
- Collaborates with members of health care team in development of a transition plan and addresses needs in a timely manner.
- Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.
- Provides patient and family education.
- Answers consults on patients being evaluated in the Emergency Department.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
