Behavioral Health Crisis Assessor | North | PRN

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Responsible for evaluating patients in need of behavioral health assessments in the Emergency Department (ED), Inpatient and community providers based concerns identified by healthcare professionals. Responsible for coordinating with hospital and community providers to ensure adequate communication and facilitation of patient-centered care and service delivery for optimal transitions and progression in care. Responsible for coordination and collaboration of care with patient, caregiver, physician, and other members of the health care management team.

Models' appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values. Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.

Responsible for evaluating patients in need of behavioral health assessments in the Emergency Department (ED), Inpatient and community providers based concerns identified by healthcare professionals. Responsible for coordinating with hospital and community providers to ensure adequate communication and facilitation of patient-centered care and service delivery for optimal transitions and progression in care. Responsible for coordination and collaboration of care with patient, caregiver, physician, and other members of the health care management team.

Models' appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

• Interview referred clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs and/or progress.
• Evaluate patients in crisis situations to determine appropriate course of intervention and facilitate external referral when necessary.
• Employ empirically‑supported, focused interventions to treat commonly occurring mental health conditions and psychosocial components of chronic medical illness and to assist patients in successfully achieving their health goals.
• Participate in clinic team environment to support patient care. Promote and provide behavioral health education; standards of care for mental illness and substance abuse and management of psychosocial aspects of chronic medical conditions.
• Monitor the clinic's behavioral health program, gather data to measure outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate values and standards of the social work/human service field professions licensed professional code of ethics.
• Coordinate care for patients who are not being admitted to hospital and ensure that they receive appropriate follow‑up care and referrals.
• Develops and maintains positive, collaborative relationships with a variety of community and healthcare entities in the region.
• Identify specific individual and systemic barriers to discharge and develops a plan for addressing each barrier to affect a safe discharge in the timeliest manner possible.
• Facilitate involvement of agencies providing care to the patient and family/support networks, in working collaboratively for discharge of the patient to the community.
• Ensure that proper treatment and referral protocols are followed with respect to child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, consultation with specialty clinics, and referrals.
• Perform benefit eligibility at time of admission/assessment.
• Adhere to all health system protocols and policies regarding suicide, homicide, and other patient safety risk factors.
• Maintain reliable systems to document, track, and monitor assessment cases.
• Monitor the department program, identifying problems and opportunities for improvement related to patient services and making recommendations.
• Facilitate Behavioral Health Department group programming based on cognitive behavioral and psycho educational interventions
• Perform potential…