ED Crisis Clinician (LCSW, LMFT, or LPC)

ED Crisis Clinician (LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) (part-time) in the New Britain, CT area.

Employer type: Acute care.

What the work involves:

• Conducts emergency psychiatric assessments. Interprets the psychiatric and psychosocial needs of the patients and gathers collateral information to determine appropriate disposition.
• Conducts advocacy, referral and discharge planning to meet patient/family needs. Works with patients’ community behavioral health and medical providers to assure coordination of clinical care.
• Facilitates treatment process by referring patient/family members to appropriate level of care, and other resources as well as providing direct crisis intervention services.
• Documents assessments and all case management activities related to patients.
• Initiates treatment plan for longer length of stay patients in collaboration with provider.
• Actively participates in quality and safety initiatives to support the unit which may include participation in initiatives, committees, workgroups, and aftercare calls.

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