Behavioral Health Assessment Team (Social Workers and RNs)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Title: Behavioral Health Assessment Team

Location: Pocatello, ID- Onsite at hospital in the BHAT (Behavioral health assessment team located in the ED).

Rate: $30-38/hr depending on licensure

Schedule Options:

• Saturday & Sunday: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (24 hours/week)
• Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM (16 hours/week)

Additional Hours Available:

• Opportunity to expand to 3 overnight shifts (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) for a total of 36 hours per week.

Who we are:

Psychiatric Medical Care is one of the country's largest Behavioral Health Management companies.

Why work with PMC? Because PMC works for you. At PMC, we strive to maintain a culture of kindness and accountability. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and provide team member support. We encourage everyone at PMC to have a healthy work-life balance and bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Competitive Benefits:

• Low cost medical, dental and vision
• Matching 401k
• Furthering Education Assistance
• Employee Rewards, Assistance, & Referral Bonus Program

Unmatched Clinical Support:

• The PMC Clinical Team is ready to support you every step of the way.
• We have online resources at your fingertips 24/7.
• We connect you with our top team members for peer-to-peer training and support.

Job Purpose

The Behavioral Health Assessment Team (BHAT) is responsible for providing comprehensive mental health assessment services to patients and families who present themselves to the hospital. The BHAT person primarily works in the Emergency Department, providing initial mental health assessments and contributing information and interventions to the treatment team for admission, discharge planning, or disposition to another facility. The BHAT member will also provide these services in other medical center departments as needed.

Responsibilities

3 Cs:

• Care – Provide the best possible patient care

o Provide and utilize assessment and intervention strategies that promote improvement of mental health, psychosocial problems, efficient use of psychiatric and medical resources, and facilitate safe and appropriate discharge planning.

o Communicates effectively with the Treatment Team to determine the disposition of patients who present to the Emergency Department or other departments within the Medical Center.

o Plans and coordinates therapeutic program services on the behavioral health program unit.

o Responsible for participating in the treatment team and adding feedback regarding the patient's presentation during initial admission.

• Compliance – Ensure the program operates within all regulations

o Participates in assisting the ED and inpatient hospital units with providing resources to discharging patients, complete safety plans as needed, and developing mechanisms for the exchange of appropriate information with sources outside the hospital.

o Maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in quality improvement activities.

• Community – Become a wonderful addition to your local community

o Provide expertise in consultation and support for the Protective Custody legal process throughout the Medical Center.

o Communicates effectively with patients, families, and agencies, maintaining a positive, professional image.

Requirements:

• Possesses a master's degree in social work from an accredited program, an RN with an Associate or higher degree in an accredited program, or a similar degree in a Behavioral Science, such as a Master's in Counseling or Master's in Psychology.
• Must have current licensure in the state of Idaho, as applicable to the degree of education.
• To have a thorough knowledge of community resources for behavioral health
• Strong interpersonal skills are required, with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and through documentation in the medical record.
• Must have at least three years of direct patient assessment and intervention, experience with behavioral health services preferred
• BLS
• Handle with Care will be provided
• Basic computer knowledge
• Strong interpersonal skills