Behavioral Health Assessment Specialist - Behavioral Health Sciences - Per Diem Job at Guthrie, Sayre, PA

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  • Guthrie
  • Sayre, PA

Job Description

Position Summary:
Responsible for providing mental health services to patients presenting in the Emergency Department, including crisis/intake assessment and intervention, making appropriate referral for acuity, providing education, discharge planning, acting as a community liaison, offering assistance to family members
Education, License & Cert:
Associates required, Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field preferred.
Experience:
One year’s experience working in a psychiatric setting, a human service field or a related field.
Essential Functions:
1. Provides evaluations, assessments, crisis intervention and referral for all populations served by the department in the emergency room.
2. Demonstrates the ability to document understandable, comprehensible psychiatric evaluation and progress notes.
3. Responsible discharge planning and arranges follow‐up care and referrals.
4. Functions as a liaison between the Behavioral Health services and community agencies and maintains knowledge of community resources that may be used in treatment planning.
5. Recognizes and identifies actual or potential situations which places the organization at risk for corporate compliance violations. Communicates compliance issues/concerns with department manager and/or follows the policy for addressing the situation.
Other Duties:
1. Complies with Department and organization policies and procedures
2. Performs other duties as assigned

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