Job Description
Job Description
Assesses the needs of prospective patients and phone callers to ensure their referral to the service or resource that best address their needs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Responds to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
- Collects and analyzes data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural and anticipated discharge needs;
conducts screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment.
- Facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
- A ssumes responsibility in maintaining a safe, orderly and therapeutic physical environment for all patients.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with physicians and health professional affiliates, healthcare facilities, and nursing staff.
- Demonstrates good skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators via phone and in-person - documenting such.
- Prepares written report of assessment results in a timely manner (immediately following completed assessment) and includes recommendations for the level of care and treatment needs.
- Makes appropriate interventions during assessments, and crisis situations with clients, family / friends and other professional staff.
- Assesses need for involuntary hospitalization evaluation and contacts county crisis team, law enforcement or L2K certified AVDMH employee as needed to ensure the safety of client and others.
- Enters the data of calls and assessments in the computer system in a timely manner.
- Documents physician’s phone orders
- Assists clients who are not admitted into a program with follow through of clinical referrals and recommendations.
- Provides pertinent clinical information to physician and program staff who will be reviewing the patient, to ensure a smooth transition for the patient.
- Maintains knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA / COBRA and abuse / neglect reporting.
Night Shift from 7 : 00pm - 7 : 30am
Requirements
Current Nevada State RN License required
Inpatient experience preferred
Current CPR certification
Benefits
A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one month of employment!
Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include :
- Medical insurance (three plans to choose from)
- Dental insurance (two plans to choose from)
- Vision insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Healthcare spending account
- Dependent care spending account
- PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
- Discounted cafeteria meal plan
- Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
- Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Insurance
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