Licensed Clinical Evaluator (Full Time, Nights)

Emergency Mental Health Professional

Join Rochester Regional Health and make a meaningful impact by providing emergency mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, and care planning for patients in need across diverse clinical and community settings. Be part of a collaborative team delivering compassionate, patient-centered behavioral health support during critical moments.

Schedule: Over Nights

Location: Rochester General Hospital

Department: Emergency Department

Benefits:

• 3, 12-hour shifts promoting strong work-life balance
• Generous shift differentials ranging from $2.50$4.00 per hour
• Tuition assistance and student loan support programs to help achieve your financial goals
• Comprehensive benefits package, including a pension
• Clear opportunities for career advancement

Responsibilities:

• Provides emergency mental health evaluations.
• With the psychiatrists supervision, acts as consultant to assist patient and clinical team with Behavioral Health subject matter expertise
• Provides crisis and /or acute mental health intervention to patients presenting to the psychiatric emergency department setting in collaboration with family and significant others.
• Prioritizes and triages patients requiring immediate psychiatric intervention.
• Manages all telecommunication, collaboration with internal and external customers, and documentation relevant to the psychiatric patient admission, treatment, and discharge or transfer.
• Consults with the Team Leader, Manager, and/or Psychiatrist on Call to implement the most appropriate treatment and dispositional plan.
• Reviews every person evaluated with the psychiatrist to determine the most appropriate treatment and disposition.
• Provides Behavioral Health evaluations in secure settings, hospital settings, outpatient settings and community locations
• Provides Substance use screenings and interventions using evidence based practices like SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment)
• Attend Monthly scheduled staff meetings
• Data Collection
• Ad hoc committee membership
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• If hired after 6/1/2020, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing OR Master Degree in human service field required.
• If hired on or prior to 6/1/2020, Master's Degree or 1-3 years relevant work experience required.

Required Licensure / Certification Skills:

• If hired after 6/1/2020, LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, RN or PhD/PsyD.

Rochester Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran.