Los Altos , California
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Newark, New Jersey
Raleigh, North Carolina
Posted: 09-Nov-23
Location: Denver, Colorado
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 23041636
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Paid Days Off from Day Oneâ¯
- Student Loan Repayment Programâ¯
- Career Developmentâ¯â¯
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resourcesâ¯
Our promise to you:â¯â¯
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.â¯â¯
Schedule: PRN Shift:⯠Night
Location: AdventHealth Porter
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The role you'll contribute:
Responsible for assessment of clients in consultation and cooperation with emergency department personnel, psychiatrists, clinicians, attending physicians and managed care representatives. Provides recommendation for disposition. The Crisis Assessment Specialist may perform the following as required: face-to-face evaluations, telephone triage evaluations, respond to and/or triage patient/family complaints, assist in management of all assessment records, perform statistical analysis, and perform billing-related activities connected with assessments.
The value you'll bring to the team:
- Develops and offers safe and clinically appropriate disposition recommendations to psychiatrists, emergency department physicians, attending physicians within hospital, other mental health clinicians, managed care representatives and clients.
- Serves as primary communication liaison between clients, family members, emergency department staff, physicians, managed care representatives and behavioral healthcare personnel.
- Assures the continuity of patient care upon completion of the assessment by assisting in the implementation of the referral recommendation.
- Clinical documentation, including treatment plans, updates, and date/time of patient interaction, is completed according to department and hospital standards.
- Ability to prioritize and balance the various and at times irreconcilable interests of the patient, the insurance companies, medical staff, and the available programs and facilities.
- Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy. May conduct after-hours crisis counseling for referred clients.
- Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops to remain current with industry changes.
- Consistently complies with all requirements of Federal and State laws, accreditation standards and ethics guiding the behavioral health profession and AdventHealth policies and standards of care.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Required:
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, nursing, or related behavioral health field
- Three years direct behavioral clinical experience in an inpatient, outpatient, emergency, or residential treatment facility or setting.
- Current Colorado State License in one of the following disciplines: Clinical Psychologist (PSY), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN CNS), or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (RN NP)
Preferred:
- Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers, American Heart Association.