Clinical Evaluator Licensed - Per Diem

STATUS:
Per Diem

LOCATION:
St. Mary's Campus - 89 Genesee St

DEPARTMENT:
Behavioral Health

SCHEDULE:
Rotating

Provides emergency mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, milieu management and dispositional planning for patients needing assessment and intervention in a variety of clinical or community settings

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing OR Master Degree in human service field OR PhD/PsyD required.

• 2 years relevant experience preferred

Required New York State Licensure / Certification

Skills:

• LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, permit or license required

OR

• RN license required

OR

• If PhD/PsyD.is held, no license required.

• Provides Emergency mental health evaluations.

• With the psychiatrists supervision, acts as consultant to assist patient and clinical team with Behavioral Health subject matter expertise

• Provides crisis and /or acute mental health intervention to patients presenting to the psychiatric emergency department setting in collaboration with family and significant others.

• Prioritizes and triages patients requiring immediate psychiatric intervention.

• Manages all telecommunication, collaboration with internal and external customers, and documentation relevant to the psychiatric patient admission, treatment, and discharge or transfer.

• Consults with the Team Leader, Manager, and/or Psychiatrist on Call to implement the most appropriate treatment and dispositional plan. Reviews every person evaluated with the psychiatrist to determine the most appropriate treatment and disposition.

• Provides Behavioral Health evaluations in secure settings, hospital settings, outpatient settings and community locations

• Provides Substance use screenings and interventions using evidence based practices like SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment)

• Attend Monthly scheduled staff meetings

• Data Collection

• Ad hoc committee membership

• Performs other duties as assigned

S
- Sedentary Work
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

PAY RANGE: $30.00 - $41.50