Crisis Clinician – Telehealth, Weekends

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Telehealth Crisis Clinician providing weekend behavioral health crisis assessments and interventions. Supporting hospital patients remotely through triage, counseling, documentation, and referrals.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide behavioral health crisis consultation services and related service delivery for youth, adult and geriatric populations in a hospital-based setting
  • Provide assessment, treatment interventions and crisis counseling
  • Manage the acute phase of clients presenting in behavioral health crisis; assess, triage and refer clients to appropriate services
  • Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with hospital-based staff and other providers
  • Utilize supervision effectively, accept performance feedback, and seek guidance for difficult cases
  • Maintain current knowledge of resources, policies, procedures, regulatory and compliance requirements
  • Answer telephone calls as needed and provide timely assessment and next-step support
  • Abide by emergency department performance specifications
  • Meet productivity standards
  • Maintain a professional demeanor
  • Perform other related duties as assigned
  • Conduct evaluations in the hospital either in-person or via telehealth; position conducted remotely via telehealth

Requirements:

  • LICSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, Licensed Psychologist, master's Level clinician, or psychiatric nurse (RN), required
  • Experience and training in emergency psychiatric services working with adults, youth and their families, including training in de-escalation strategies and emergency services system of care, preferred
  • Effective communication and organizational skills, required
  • Proficient computer skills and the ability to complete documentation electronically is required
  • Must work weekends, 16 hours—Saturday and Sunday
  • Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment

Benefits:

  • Sign-on bonus up to $1200 for independently licensed clinicians (pro-rated for part time)
  • Influenza vaccination provided/required as a condition of employment