Social Worker QMHP

Saint Luke's Health System • Kansas City, MO

3d

About The Position

Saint Luke's Hospital is seeking a licensed, master's-degreed Social Worker to provide behavioral emergency-level health assessments in collaboration with physicians and registered nurses. This highly trained behavioral health professional demonstrates autonomy, critical thinking, and consultation skills when handling emergent psychiatric crises.

The Social Worker collaborates with the health care team to develop transition plans and address needs in a timely manner. The role also participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community, and provides education to patients and families.

The QMHP/Social Work team in the Emergency Department is consulted about patients with a positive mental health history to provide needed mental and behavioral health services and follow-up. The team also responds to consults requesting assistance with the three social determinants of health identified through the ED triage process. This Social Worker answers consults for patients being evaluated in the Emergency Department.

Requirements

• Current Missouri LCSW, LMSW, or LPC license.
• One year of applicable QMHP-related experience.
• Master's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of QMHP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral emergency-level health assessments in collaboration with physicians and registered nurses.
• Use autonomy, critical thinking, and consultation skills when handling emergent psychiatric crises.
• Collaborate with the health care team to develop transition plans and address needs in a timely manner.
• Participate in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.
• Provide education to patients and families.
• Answer Emergency Department consults for patients with a positive mental health history and provide needed mental and behavioral health services and follow-up.
• Respond to consults requesting assistance with social determinants of health identified through the ED triage process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level