Behavioral Health Therapist - Good Samaritan Hospital - Evenings

Job description

Full-time (80 hours biweekly) 2 pm to 10 pm Every-other weekend and rotating holidays: Sign On Bonus Eligible: General Summary: Assists with initial triage and assessment, provides clinical oversight, facilitates the admissions process, and serves as a resource about internal and external services. Assists with security and patient behavioral management and provides crisis intervention services. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Triages requests for service, providing prompt assistance to all requests in relation to their urgency. - Documents all requests for service using computerized inquiry functions. - Maintains a knowledge base of insurance/managed care processes related to pre-certifications and authorizations and completes these as required. - Uses independent clinical assessment / judgement to make safety observation recommendations in the ED. - Determines appropriate level of care based on the client’s history, psychosocial history, clinical presentation, and funding situation. - Instructs and assists the client and client family in completing all necessary paperwork, and witnesses signatures as necessary. - Works cooperatively with program staff to trans...