Behavioral Health Officer - Weekend Shift

Job description

Schedule: Part time, Weekend day shift Qualifications: - The social worker assigned to the position of Behavioral Health Assessment Officer (BHAO) will be the primary evaluator of patients referred for psychiatric assessment in the emergency department based on presenting behavioral health needs and on the acute inpatient units for patients identified by the hospital providers as experiencing mental health symptoms that are impairing the patient’s functional status. - The BHAO is responsible for providing psychiatric evaluations, triage and brief crisis interventions including suicide risk assessments, safety planning and safe disposition related to behavioral health needs. - The BHAO is also responsible for coordinating with hospital and community providers to ensure adequate communication and facilitation of patient care including appropriate mental health, substance use and primary care follow up as appropriate. - Administering rating scales and collecting patient reported outcomes measures for patients in the Hospital ED or inpatient units when clinically appropriate is another expectation of the BHAO’s role. - The BHAO is expected to consult with the psychiatrist assigned by p...