Emergency Services Clinician After Hours Per Diem

Job Summary:

The Providence Center After Hours Emergency Services Clinician PER DIEM provides crisis outpatient services for TPC consumers via the phone after normal working hours.

Internal Candidates (qualified Care New England Employees) encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Confer with community agencies (police, rescue, other emergency rooms), and private health plans requesting psychiatric consultations as appropriate.

Receive and evaluate all appropriately referred psychiatric clients, and make appropriate recommendations regarding treatment and hospitalization according to established clinical protocol.

Provide supportive counseling as necessary to consumer, family and/or significant others.

Consult and make recommendations to the hospital Emergency Department Attending Physician on the appropriate disposition of psychiatric crises of TPC consumers.

Serve as a liaison to hospital emergency departments as indicated.

Confer with other Center staff involved with the care of a Center consumer.

Provide Day Emergency Services/ primary care teams with reports and records of consumers who received treatment during the after hours.

Perform recordkeeping in accordance with Health Information Services (HIS) and other Center requirements within required time frames.

Maintain active involvement in professional and lay mental health organizations in the community.

Maintain cooperative relationships with consumers, staff, hospital personnel, outside agencies and the public.

Communicate with various local agencies and other departments or teams at The Center.

Work in cooperation with co-workers and supervisory staff.

Attend trainings, case presentations and conferences.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Registered Nurse and/or Master's degree or above in Social Work, Counseling or related field required.

QMHP eligibility required.

Appropriate license/certification QMHP: RN, LICSW, etc. preferred.

Five years of experience in assessment, triage, and crisis intervention of individuals with serious psychiatric disability or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions; Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center, are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.