Care New England

Emergency Services Clinical Therapist, After Hours, Per Diem

Care New England

part-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Providence • Rhode Island • United States

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About the role

  • 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.

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

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Hard skills
assessmenttriagecrisis interventionsupportive counselingrecordkeeping
Soft skills
communicationcooperationliaisonrelationship buildingprofessional involvement
Certifications
Registered NurseMaster's degree in Social WorkMaster's degree in CounselingQMHP eligibilityLICSW