Position Summary:

Responsible for providing mental health services to patients presenting in the Emergency Department, including crisis/intake assessment and intervention, making appropriate referral for acuity, providing education, discharge planning, acting as a community liaison, offering assistance to family members

Education, License & Cert:

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field preferred.

Experience:

One year’s experience working in a psychiatric setting, a human service field or a related field.

Essential Functions:

+ Provides evaluations, assessments, crisis intervention and referral for all populations served by the department in the emergency room.

+ Demonstrates the ability to document understandable, comprehensible psychiatric evaluation and progress notes.

+ Responsible discharge planning and arranges follow‐up care and referrals.

+ Functions as a liaison between the Be...