Behavioral Health Assessment Specialist - Behavioral Health Sciences -Full Time

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:

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required

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 ...