If you enjoy the idea of fast paced mental health crisis assessment and intervention work in an inter-disciplinary setting then consider joining the Behavioral Healthcare Providers (BHP) team, a service of MHealth Fairview.

BHP Licensed Mental Health Professionals consult with Emergency Department Physicians and Nurses in over 30 hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin to understand and support people presenting with Mental Health and Substance Use concerns.

Our clinical model supports your professional judgment and decision making with state-of-the-art standardized assessment tools and logistical support to allow you to focus on clinical care. As a BHP team member there are opportunities to provide crisis work face to face in high volume settings and/or providing care through Tele-Medicine for multiple lower volume sites as positions are available.

The work is perfect for mental health generalists who like variety or those who want to expand their skills with different age and diagnostic groups.

This is a .2 FTE (16 hours per two week pay period, e/o weekend) opening, located at the University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview West Bank Emergency Department. This role provides behavioral crisis assessments via face to face interactions with patients.

At BHP, wehave been positively impacting the community since 2002. We helpyouthand adults receive timely and compassionate care during periods of crisis.We are firmlycommitted toimprovingcommunityhealth and aretransforming the ways in which crisis assessments and behavioral health services are availablethroughtechnologicalinnovationand community partnerships.

Clinical Services:

• Provides coordinated care by initiating client centered consultation with internal and external providers involved in care or services. Responsible for obtaining the necessary releases
• Provides crisis call support and determines appropriate level of care, as needed, for clients
• Completes a comprehensive behavioral assessment in person or virtually via telehealth to identify patient needs and to recommend a level of care
• Provides psychotherapy for clients
• Assesses and completes the DEC (Diagnostic Evaluation Center) assessment form for all crisis patients
• Determines appropriate disposition, coordinates care, and provides discharge summaries for patients
• Collaborates with the patient, medical doctor, and family to create a treatment plan based on medical necessity and the patients preference for care
• Provides primary communication to collaborating partners, e.g. Hospital emergency departments, schools, primary care clinics, assisted living, and other treatment providers
• Adheres to all policies and procedures
• Maintains knowledge of available community resources and procedures for hospitalizations

Record Keeping:

• Obtains all necessary documents, information, and signatures from patients in order to complete assessments and coordinate care
• Conducts risk assessments, de-escalation techniques/suicide prevention, and/or mental status evaluation
• Promptly and accurately documents patient information, the major crisis or treatment issues and expectedoutcomes based on medical record-keepingstandards. Documents/charts according to department standards, policy and regulatory and accrediting bodies requirements

Service to Internal and External Customers:

• Responsible for responding to queries pertaining to services that can be provided to best meet the needs of the patient
• Troubleshoots technical issues with telehealth sites
• Locates and schedules routine and crisis appointments for patients within the established timeframe
• Establishes and maintains positive and professional working relationships with internal staff, external service providers and other state and county agencies
• Engages in appropriate professional development through continuing education, membership in professional organization and licensure as eligible
• As requested, participates in nonclinical activities such as committee work, quality improvement teams, performance improvement and grant initiatives

Qualifications:

Education

• Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing or closely related field

Experience

• 2 years supervised therapy experience in mental health including assessment, individual, group and familytherapy.

License/Certification/Registration

• Basic Life Support Certification prior to end of orientation