Behavioral Health Specialist - PRN
Company: Harris Regional Hospital
Location: Sylva
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are
appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris
Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including
orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women's care, and
emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy,
imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of
subspecialty care. -Where We Are:
Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local
restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to
Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by
waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and
biking throughout the region. Sylva is home to Southwestern
Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size
four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate
programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC,
and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150
miles from Sylva.Why Choose Us:
- - -Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for
full-time employees
- - -Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for
full-time employees
- - -Employee Assistance Program - mental, physical, and financial
wellness assistance
- - -Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
- - -Opportunities for education and training through partnership
with Duke LifePoint Healthcare
- - -And much more---POSITION SUMMARY
Provides emergency psychiatric and substance abuse assessment,
diagnosis, and crisis intervention to patients/families identified
by the Emergency Department or Medical floor as having psychiatric
and/or substance abuse consultation needs. This may include
referral and placement at inpatient facilities or outpatient
discharge planning with patients/families. Provides a comprehensive
first evaluation for patients in the involuntary commitment
process. -Behavioral Health responsibilities in this role may
include: group therapy; completing Psychosocial Assessments;
facilitating individual and /or family therapies; developing,
implementing and reviewing treatment plan; case management
discharge planning. -Additional Social Worker duties may include
facilitation of smooth transition for patients from one level of
care to another using available resources.Job Functions
1. Provides behavioral health assessment, in partnership with the
ED physician, to patients who present to the Emergency Department
including recommendations for level of care needs
2. Completes comprehensive first evaluations for patients under
Involuntary Petition
3. Facilitates disposition to inpatient Behavioral Health units as
appropriate
4. Coordinates/Develops appropriate safety plan/measures if
patient's plan is to be discharged to the community
5. Provides brief, solution-focused interventions to patients with
the goal of assisting in stabilizing crisis
6. Provides information to hospital staff related to community
resources and behavioral health processes. -Coordinates with
outpatient Behavioral Health service providers to create continuity
of care including securing outpatient appointments as
necessary.
7. Completes behavioral health consultations with patients that
present for medical services throughout the hospital system either
in person or by use of telemedicine equipment
8. Assists Providers: Psychosocial Assessments; Discharge planning;
Treatment plan development and review; Group therapy; and
Individual therapy.
9. Monitors compliance with standards of care for patients with
behavioral health needs in the Emergency Department. -This includes
making recommendations related to maintaining a safe environment of
care and level of observation needs of the patient.
10. Actively participates in data collection for patients with
behavioral health needs -
11. Knowledgeable of community agency resources and able to
facilitate processes involved in obtaining the same.
12. Able to provide patients/families with information regarding
available financial assistance options, i.e. Medicare, Medicaid,
etc. -Facilitate referrals for financial assistance by providing
names and numbers of contact persons and locations.
13. Knowledgeable of available support groups in the area and able
to supply information as needed.
14. Provides concise and informative documentation in the medical
record regarding patient, family or physician encounters, services
or resources provided or information given regarding these.
15. Assists with transfer arrangements for case management
patients.
16. Provides input into resource utilization and appropriate care
settings.
17. Maintains positive working relations with Behavioral Health,
skilled care, long term care, rehab, nursing home facilities as
well as home health and durable medical agencies.KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS1. Education: Masters Degree in Social Work is preferred, but
not required. -
2. Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed
Professional Counselor (LPC), or be License eligible. Must attain
license within 3 years of hire into this position. -
3. Minimum 3 years experience providing care in mental health,
counseling, and/or substance abuse field is desired, but not
required.
4. BLS life safety class attended within 90 days of hire and
maintain thereafter
5. CPI or other Crisis Intervention training within 90 days of
hirePreferred
1. Experience providing crisis services
2. Experience working in the Emergency Department
3. Experience working on an inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
4. Knowledge of Recovery and Wellness PhilosophyEEOC Statement:
Harris Regional Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment
Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with
all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee
or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age,
religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender
identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis
protected by applicable federal, state or local law.Equal
opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for
diversity in candidates for employment:
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
Keywords: Harris Regional Hospital, Asheville , Behavioral Health Specialist - PRN, Other , Sylva, North Carolina
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