LCSW or LPCC Behavioral Health ED Clinical Liaison - Psychiatric Emergency Services PRN

Location Address: 8300 Constitution Ave NE Albuquerque, NM
Type of Opportunity: PRN
FTE: 0.00

Provides psychiatric screening assessments for Emergency Department patients and via telemedicine. This includes but is not limited to risk assessment and referral to appropriate level of care, and assessment to determine need for inpatient detoxification. Job duties include communication with all parties including ED provider and nursing staff, charge nurse, on‑call psychiatrist, unit staff, collateral sources, registration department and insurance authorization personnel as needed to ensure patients are provided a timely, comprehensive assessment and a safe disposition.

At Presbyterian, it’s not just what we do that matters. It’s how we do it. We’re all about well‑being, starting with yours. Presbyterian Healthcare Services seeks a licensed LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC to join our team providing emergency department behavioral health consultation to all Presbyterian Hospitals. The Psychiatric Emergency Services team provides psychiatric screening assessments for Emergency Department patients in person and via telemedicine to 7 hospitals throughout NM.

This includes but is not limited to risk assessment and referral for patients of all ages to appropriate level of care, assessment to determine need for dual diagnosis or admission to acute psychiatric inpatient care, or finding appropriate outpatient resources for safe discharge planning. Job duties include communication with all parties including ED provider and nursing staff, charge nurse, on‑call psychiatrist, unit staff, collateral sources, registration department and insurance authorization personnel as needed to ensure patients are provided a timely, comprehensive assessment and a safe disposition.

The work is performed in the Emergency Department and is a fast‑paced, dynamic environment that allows for clinical work with high acuity patients.

Masters Degree in NM LCSW, LPCC, or LMFT.

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Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not‑for‑profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi‑specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state’s largest private employer with over 14,000 employees – including 1,200 providers and 4,000 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 600,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial health plans.

Presbyterian’s Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non‑clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state’s largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees. With a variety of services…