Mobile Crisis Clinician MS, Part Time, Third Shift

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Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) Clinician serve the entire Hamilton County residents and receive referrals from interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrist, case managers, physicians, police, and individuals. The MCT Clinician will complete a psychosocial assessment develop and implement a plan of care that addresses the patient’s needs that promotes stabilization in the community and or facilities transitions to the next level of care.

The MCT Clinician will provide education, consultation, and serve as a liaison to the health care team and mental health team regarding the patient’s familiars, emotional, psychological, social financial and development aspects of care.

Patient Population:

• Engages in population appropriate communication.
• Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
• Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
• Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
• Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
• Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect

Engagement and Exploration:

• Engage patients and the families referred to Mobile Crisis in the helping process.
• Assess the psychosocial and make decisions regarding Mobile Crisis response and priority of the response
• Identify barriers to treatment,
• Enhance patient's health status
• Increase patient/family satisfaction and quality of life.
• Improve utilization of resources to ensure appropriate level of care in either community outpatient care, hospitalization, and criminal justice
• Develop report with patient and family for ongoing support and in response to crisis in community
• De-escalation of patients in crisis utilizing best practices including trauma informed care, etc..

Goal Development and Implementation:

• Develop a comprehensive assessment to determine the appropriate level of care in collaboration with care team.
• Identifying from assessment which referrals are needed for patient with goal of ensuring patient remains in the community without hospitalization or intersect with criminal justice system.
• Implement a plan of care and monitor patient's responses:
• Determine if an Application for Emergency Admission is necessary
• Collaborated with medical team and psychiatry services when patients are admitted
• Educate and provide counseling to patient, next of kin, and community regarding level of care decision using evidence-based practices.
• Utilize other resources in the community to avoid hospitalization and allow for stabilization in the community.
• Facilitate follow up in the community upon discharge from PES or inpatient hospital stay
• Initiate referrals to community as indicated by plan.
• Provide education…