Behavioral Health Clinician - Emergency Department

Job Description:

This position is responsible for providing management and oversight of daily care management activities provided in the Ambulatory/Community Setting. He/she will work in partnership with the Medical Staff, nursing, clinical, and Revenue Cycle leaders to ensure the provision of optimalpatient care, attainment of financial goals, and development of leaders. This position has departmental accountability for ambulatory care management services (may include all or a combination of the following: Medical social work (including trauma), transition planning, and care coordination. This position typically reports to the Enterprise Care Management Director Ambulatory & Community. Typical Distribution of Job Duties: 50% Tactical, 40% Operational, 10% Strategic. Tactical Duties include ensuring appropriate staffing, availability of equipment, interdepartmental relations, and employee relations (day-to-day activities). Operational Duties includ process improvement, and employee performance evaluations in coordination with clinic leadership. Strategic Duties include developing goals to meet the Enterprise Care Management Strategic Plan, meeting NCQA requirements and contributing to creation of top performing care management program at Intermountain.

As a Behavioral Health Clinician you need to know how to:

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency evaluations for patients
• Complete an Intermountain Health - Behavioral Health Assessment, obtain collateral information when necessary, and develop diagnoses, risk assessment, and treatment plan recommendations
• Provide appropriate recommendations for outpatient treatment or admission to inpatient services.
• Work closely with the patient, Behavioral Health team, physicians, and inpatient units in planning and organizing admissions.
• Coordinate the business management of providing patient care services, including verifying patient demographics, identifying ability to pay for services, verifying insurance benefits, and pre-certifying services.

Shift Details:

• Sunday/Monday - 07:00-17:30

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
• Colorado: Current valid LCSW license or SWC or LSW required at hire with LCSW required within 3 years of employment
• Two (2) years of experience as a Social Worker in a community, outpatient, or acute care setting.

Preferred:

• Five (5) years of social work experience is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.- and -Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.- and -See and read computer monitors and documents.- and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.- and -May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.

Location:

Platte Valley Hospital

Work City:

Brighton

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$42.66 - $65.82

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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