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Summary:

The Psychiatric Emergency Clinician serves a pivotal role in the psychiatric emergency care team by providing expert clinical assessment, evaluation, and treatment planning for assigned patients in an Emergency Room setting.

Responsibilities:

+ Performs psychiatric assessments of patients presenting to the hospital emergency department and assists, as needed, the emergency room physician and the on-call psychiatrist in developing disposition plans.

+ Obtains, interprets and documents clinical observationregarding patients and families, including bio-psychosocial history factors, and communicates to interdisciplinary care team.

+ Reviews patients in waiting and triage areas to anticipate and guide response to patients presenting with evidence of potential behavioral health crises

+ Manages the Involuntary Commitment process. Appears before the magistrate and presents documentation. Coordinates admissions that meet criteria.

+ Assesses and documents bio-psychosocial needs and prepares a formal intervention plan to suit.

+ Evaluates and identifies possible or actual patient/family crises, providing crisis intervention and emotional support, and creating and facilitating effective plans for resolution.

+ Delivers information and short-term therapeutic counseling to patients and their families in relation to social, psychological, financial, and family situations.

+ Refers patients and families toappropriate communityassistance resources. Develops and maintains relationships with outside community health and social agencies. Monitors ongoing and new community resources for meeting patient needs.

Other information:

Required

+ Bachelor’s degree in a human services field or similar, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

+ Four (4) years of experience performing psychiatric emergency care

+ Basic Life Support certification

Preferred

+ Master’s degree in a human services field or similar

+ Experience performing substance abuse counseling

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Acute Care Case Management

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.