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About the Role

Wellstar is seeking a Behavioral Health Assessor-Licensed to perform comprehensive assessments, psycho-education, and interventions for patients with psychological, behavioral, or substance-related disturbances. This role collaborates with a care team to assess and plan for safe care delivery and transition planning.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive, face-to-face and tele-mental health based assessments, psycho-education, and interventions.
• Assess and plan for safe care delivery and transition planning.
• Provide individual assessment of patients in the emergency department and/or acute care floor to determine the most appropriate next level of care.
• Collaborate with physicians, social workers, and other specialty providers to ensure optimal, individualized, and integrated treatment for behavioral health patients.
• Work with patient's family members and identified supports to determine a safe discharge plan.
• Assess, refer, and coordinate care for patients with unique and complex psychiatric conditions, including assisting with legal holds and referrals.
• Participate in service line functions and initiatives.
• Conduct and interpret comprehensive clinical assessments in-person or via tele-mental health for the Emergency Departments and acute care units.
• Complete Suicide Risk Assessment.
• Collaborate with collateral/support contacts.
• Provide a level of care recommendation appropriate for the clinical, medical and biopsychosocial presentation and resource needs of the patient.
• Consult with Physicians, On-Call Psychiatrists, Nursing staff and other appropriate team members to establish the behavioral health plan of care.
• Review the behavioral health plan of care with the patient/guardian to ensure comprehension of program services available and provide recommendations.
• Reassess patients every shift, or more often as patient status and acuity changes.
• Coordinate with the Assessment and Resource Center to facilitate age-appropriate referrals to the recommended level of care following evaluation and in conjunction with the provider.
• Identify and document barriers to timely disposition.
• Obtain collateral from patients family/identified supports to plan for continued care.
• Provide education/counseling to patient/family to assist in understanding, accepting and following medical recommendations of his/her conditions.
• Understand eligibility processes and criteria for referrals to identified levels of service and resources.
• Develop a Safety Plan with all patients.
• Allow for any cultural or religious beliefs in providing services and continuity of care.
• Ensure the Assessment and Resource Center has all documentation necessary to facilitate referral to the recommended level of care.
• Document initial psychosocial/functional assessment in the electronic medical record.
• Document suicide risk assessment in the electronic medical record.
• Document ongoing reassessments, and safety plan in the electronic medical record.
• Document each patient contact.
• Assist with legal documentation as needed for patient placement, i.e., 1013, 1014, 1015.
• Document all contact with collateral contacts, support systems and resource referrals in a timely and accurate manner.
• Adhere to ethical business practices by striving to perform in a manner that conforms to the highest standards of ethical behavior, integrity and honesty.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient information.
• Maintain attendance/punctuality in accordance with system policy and procedure.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, required in-services, process improvement activities, and other meetings as requested.
• Complete all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, required mandatory education and population specific education.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience working with adult/child populations.
• Candidates have experience working with behavioral health patients.
• Internships and volunteer experiences may apply.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Capacity to think abstractly and develop innovative services that can better meet organizational and patient needs.
• Specific interest in behavioral health and willingness to work at various WellStar sites depending upon need.
• Knowledge of behavioral health best practices.
• Basic technological capabilities in Word, and Excel, as well as the ability to utilize a Telemedicine cart for remote assessments.

Location

• United States of America

Work Type

• Various

Experience Level

• 3 years experience

Education Level

• MSW from an Accredited School of Social Work
• Master's Degree professional counseling from a CACREP accredited program

About the Company

• Wellstar's mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person they serve.
• Wellstar has become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
• Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.