Emergency Behavioral Health, Clinician, Casual Part Time, North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale, MN

Requisition Number: 511226 · Become an Emergency Behavioral Health Clinician at North Memorial Health · If you are looking to join a team that works collaboratively, who has a calling to empower patients to achieve their best health, and to deliver unmatched patient care to get t ...

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Requisition Number: 511226

Become an Emergency Behavioral Health Clinician at North Memorial Health

If you are looking to join a team that works collaboratively, who has a calling to empower patients to achieve their best health, and to deliver unmatched patient care to get them there, you might be the next North Memorial Health Emergency Behavioral Health (EBH) clinician at our Robbinsdale hospital.

Because we are independent, we think differently. Because of our size, we can be creative and agile. We started as a single hospital in 1954 by a doctor who had a vision for the future to do healthcare better, and we've picked that up and run with it. Can a health system make healthcare…healthier? We say yes because we're widely considered a leader in regional health care.

Our inventive spirit is interwoven throughout our two hospitals (Robbinsdale and Maple Grove), network of 25 specialty and primary care clinics, urgent and emergency care offerings.

Why be a North Memorial Health EBH clinician? EBH clinician careers here include:

About our hospitals:

• Celebrating its 25^th year as a Level 1 Trauma Center, North Memorial Robbinsdale Hospital is one of just four Level 1 Trauma Centers in the state with 20 operating room suites and a 353-bed tertiary hospital (518 licensed beds)
• Established in 2009, North Memorial Maple Grove Hospital is a Level IV Trauma Center -138-bed community based acute care hospital, recognized as a top hospital in the state for Women and Children Care, with a Level III NICU, and is the largest Family Birth Center in the state (~5,000 deliveries per year and over 50,000 babies delivered)

Practice Details

Conducts consultative psychological and psychosocial assessments in the Emergency Department in collaboration with the ED Physicians and on the inpatient units at the request of attending physicians or psychiatrists. Provides services to customers ranging in age from neonates to geriatrics. Available to assess the behavioral, psychological and "social service" needs of all customers. Render a diagnosis or diagnostic impression in cases related to psychiatric disorders and emotional/behavioral health. This position requires the ability to stabilize and analyze behavioral emergency situations for customers, families and facilities/institutions that are involved with the identified customer. Mental Health Professionals work along a brief therapy model and provide counseling/psychotherapy services to individuals, families, and groups. They provide cognitive/behavioral therapy to customers who need help with stress/anxiety management as well as with medical customers whose health struggles have a profound impact upon their emotional functioning. Mental Health Professionals are largely responsible for case management and discharge planning for the customers they have assessed. Consults and provides a teaching role to residents, medical and nursing staff regarding a variety of applications of behavioral medicine. Each member of the Emergency Behavioral Medicine team has extensive knowledge about community resources available and makes referrals to such programs on a regular basis. Team members are encouraged to develop expertise in a variety of areas and to participate in further professional development for themselves and their peers.

• Document all customer and collateral interactions (phone or in person) when services are rendered.
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and emotional/behavioral health struggles.
• Formulate intervention plans, make arrangements for admissions to NMHC or other state-wide facilities and facilitate appropriate/comprehensive discharge plans to the community.
• Conduct behavioral emergency assessments and help manage customer, family and facility concerns.
• May assist in evaluating suicide potential on hospitalized inpatients in conjunction with Administrative Managers, Charge Nurses and Primary Physicians.
• Utilize cognitive-behavioral and brief therapy approaches to assist customers with stress/anxiety management or other struggles related to their medical disorders.
• Provide counseling/psychotherapy services to individuals, families, and groups along with providing advocacy and community resource referrals.
• Coordinate case management and discharge planning for customers they assess/evaluate.
• Provide consultation/teaching to customers, families, and staff.
• Actively involved in Child/Adult Protection reporting, documentation, and coordination.
• Maintain daily documentation of types of services provided to facilitate professional group billing.
• Accepts other duties as assigned to promote the accomplishment of organizational goals.
• The team member is accountable to demonstrate proficiency for the skills outlined in the appropriate position skills list.
• The team member is accountable to maintain skill proficiency, including improvement when deemed necessary, and upgrading any additional or new skills on the appropriate position skills list.

What background EBH clinicians bring:

Education

• Completion of a Master's or Doctoral degree in Social Work or Psychology from an accredited college/university that results in eligible for licensure in the independent practice of clinical social work or psychology.   

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• 3 to 5 years of experience in community mental health with a behavioral medicine focus.
• Documented experience in a site providing Crisis Intervention services.
• Hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to exercise mature, individual and ethical clinical judgments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates superior organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills.      

Licensure/Certification(s) Mandatory

• Current license as an Independent Clinical Social Worker who fulfills the requirements as set forth by the Minnesota Board of Social Work. 
  Or
• Current Doctorate Level Licensed Psychologist from the Minnesota State Board of Psychology 
  Or
• Current license as a Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) who fulfills the requirements as set forth by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health.
  Or
• Current license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who fulfills the requirement as set forth by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health. 

Live, Work, Play

Whether you are looking for a cosmopolitan urban environment or a suburban neighborhood, Minneapolis is nationally recognized as an outstanding place to live. We have award-winning school systems, and an abundance of lakes and parks, affordable housing, and a variety of year-round activities. With the highest concentration of corporate headquarters in a major metro area and research institutions, the Twin Cities area has a cosmopolitan spirit, vibrant international community, and a broad range of cultural institutions. The population of the Greater MSP region (the 16-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul MSA) is well over 3.4 million and growing. With 22 lakes in the city limits alone, Minneapolis combines a lush green environment with. Music, theater and world-class art, history and culture museums thrive here alongside abundant sports and recreation opportunities.

Join our healthcare family 

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Work Group: Non Contract

Hours per two week pay period: 00

Shift: Day/Evening 8 hours    

Weekend Requirement: Weekends as Needed

Call Requirement: None

Remote or On-site: On-site

FLSA Status: Exempt

Benefit Eligibility: No

Salary Range: This range reflects hourly rate compensation.  Pay for the selected candidate will vary based on FTE, experience, internal equity, and external market data. $ $46.36

Shift Differential: Compensation may include shift differential pay depending on the position and shift worked.