Part-Time, Variable
Pay range: $40.75 - $61.14
ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Mental Health Practitioner Intake and Referral
REPORTS TO POSITION: Varies
DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health: Psychiatric Assessment Team
DATE LAST REVIEWED: February 29, 2024
OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Departments provide services to the community and region including the following: Acute mental health crisis and triage, intake assessment and referral, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, outpatient behavioral health services and integrated behavioral health services.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Mental Health Practitioner Intake and Referral assesses patient’s needs for acute crisis treatment albeit determining the appropriate level of care and referring the patient to the appropriate level of care.
This position also provides counseling services including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients experiencing social/behavioral/mental health issues. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
Coordinate screening, admission, assessment, and referral of incoming and outgoing patients for psychiatric inpatient beds requests.
Determine level of care, make treatment recommendations, and conduct thorough crisis assessment and safety planning.
Provide appropriate outpatient referrals for patients not meeting inpatient level of care.
Develop and coordinate referrals to outside agencies and hospitals for youth, and adults when necessary, requiring hospitalization.
Provide initial insurance pre-certification(s) and authorization(s) for treatment.
Communicate with patient collateral informal and formal supports within and outside of St. Charles.
Receive and provide accurate and thorough clinical information to and from patients, families, referral sources, other hospitals/facilities and insurance companies.
Provide technical assistance to the discharge planning process.
Act as the facilitator/convener for multi-disciplinary care plans for patients with complex behavioral health needs.
Participate with team members in facilitating patient’s and family’s learning throughout the continuum of care. Reinforce patient’s continued health care through teaching and/or referral to community agency follow-up.
Perform patient assessment of social, economic, emotional, and family situations.
Provide diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic treatment services of a psychosocial nature pertaining to personality adjustment, behavioral problems, and interpersonal dysfunction.
Respect the privacy and protect the confidentiality of patients and family members while maintaining the boundaries of the professional discipline as outlined in the affiliated licensing board’s and organization’s Code of Ethics.
Function as a member of the Interdisciplinary Care Team to assure care is accomplished effectively and efficiently in a cost-effective manner.
Provide individual, group and family-based therapies using a variety of evidenced-based treatment modalities, interventions, and strategies primarily from a DBT, ACT, CBT, Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, or other approved modality.
Work in a fast-paced environment at times multi-tasking and triaging numerous needs of patients, their families, and community agencies.
Complete psychosocial assessments (including substance use), economic assessments, risk assessments, and treatment plans that are individualized and measurable in compliance with the department and state regulatory standards.
Assess the potential threat of harm to self and/or others and/or inability to care for oneself. Determine,…