Crisis Clinician Per Diem, Overlook Medical Center, NJ

Work as part of an interdisciplinary team providing behavioral health assessment and interventions to patients in the emergency department and our novel EmPATH unit.


Principal Accountabilities:

01. Provide Emergency Crisis Intervention Services including: 

a. Conduct and complete initial and follow-up clinical and risk assessments for patients with behavioral health, co-occurring and related behavioral health stressors.

b. Formulate provisional dispositions and clinical summaries utilizing/referencing clinical features.

c. Completing assessments for substance use concerns and withdrawal, identifying symptoms, patterns and risks

e. Provide precise and accurate clinical summaries/reviews with psychiatric providers to development appropriate clinical dispositions 

f. Formulate after-care plans, assisting patients in navigating the system of care and securing needed follow-up clinical appointments.

02. Patient Management: 

a. Complete de-escalation interventions with patients independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

b.  Complete re-assessments and ongoing clinical interventions for identified treatment targets

c. Facilitate and manager transfer to involuntary, voluntary and CCIS units for ongoing care

03. Documentation:

a. Complete initial crisis evaluations, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical re-evaluation assessments as consistent with the standards and policies of the department, administrative codes and state agency requirements. 

b. Documentation is precise, accurate, and meets the standards of the Cures Act.

c. Completed within the required timeframes as noted in departmental policy and guidelines

e.  Manages and completes all required departmental reporting documentation and data collection processes.

f. Complete and manage all required legal documentation for involuntary, voluntary and pediatric psychiatric admissions. 

04. Pre-Certification: Complete all required insurance authorizations and follow-up as needed to obtain coverage for the needed level of care.

05. Family Intervention: 

a. Complete collateral information gathering and analysis when clinically indicated.

b.  Provide family intervention, support and psychoeducation pertaining to the system of care, psychiatric admission, involuntary process and aftercare planning. 

06. Interdisciplinary Professionalism:

a.  Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary care team including, nursing, psychiatric providers, social work, medical providers and peer specialists .

b. Maintain professional relationships with external professional agencies involved in the patients care

c. Participate in short-term treatment goal planning and aftercare treatment plans.

07. Quality: Actively contribute and assist in the completion of departmental quality and safety initiatives:

08. Education: Complete assigned departmental competencies and continuing education requirements as assigned and within the timeframe required.

09. De-escalation: 

a. Assist with and conduct de-escalation interventions for patients as requested and/or clinically indicated in the emergency department, EmPATH Unit and the medical floors

b.  Perform as part of a interdisciplinary Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) within the emergency department, medical floors and EmPATH Unit when requested.

c.  Participate in debriefings and reviews post-intervention as requested.

10.. Patient care: Operate as part of an interdisciplinary team in the emergency department providing direct patient interventions and clinical care in a dedicated Crisis space. 

11. Service Line Support: Assist and complete assessments, authorizations and discharge planning for additional Crisis sites remotely as requested

Other Tasks Which May be Required:

 

Required:
1. Masters' degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related counseling/psychology field.
 

Preferred:
1. LSW/LAC, LCSW/LPC

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morr