Clinical Mobile Assessor - Las Vegas, United States - Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Description

• Coordination of referrals to a community resource or behavioral healthcare placement if necessary.
• Consults with Intake department, CNO, and COO about the acceptability of admissions.
• Represents and distributes information about Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital services to community healthcare entities in a positive educational manner.
• Current on referral sources and interacts effectively with patients, peers and other staff on appropriate patient treatment options.
• Understands and communicates the disease pathology associated with behavioral conditions and their models of treatment.
• Facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with physicians, nursing staff and health professional affiliates in community areas assigned
• Demonstrates strong skills in assessing client's crisis and clinical indicators
• 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 or law enforcement as needed to ensure the safety of client and others
• Maintains knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting
  
  

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field required
• Minimum three (3) years' previous experience in behavioral healthcare preferred
• Clinical licensure in the State of Nevada preferred
• Previous Mobile Assessment experience preferred
• Valid Nevada Driver's License required
• Valid Car Insurance required
• Current CPR certification
• CPI obtained within 60 days of hire
  
  

• Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times
• Knowledgeable of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental health
• Assessment and intervention skills
• Persuasive manner and skills in overcoming denial and resistance to treatment
  
  

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• Paid Time Off Plan with holiday premium pay
• Discounted cafeteria meal plan
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability