Mental Health Clinician - Crisis Consult

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JOB INFORMATION

Effective Date:

6/1/2023

Entity:

Wisconsin

Job Code:

840025

Job Title:

Mental Health Clinician - Crisis Consult

FLSA Exemption Status:

Exempt

Management Level:

Individual Contributor

JOB SUMMARY

The Mental Health Clinician – Crisis Consult functions as a healthcare provider who, working in a consultant role to support multidisciplinary healthcare teams, provides diagnostic assessment and treatment to patients and their families presenting to the emergency department and on the inpatient units with mental health or substance use crisis.  Responsibilities include providing clinical care, evaluation and disposition recommendation, case management, and related documentation.  Emphasis will be placed on working closely with the Psychiatry Consult-Liaison and on-call Psychiatry teams on safety- and admission-related decisions. 

The Mental Health Clinician – Crisis Consult demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice.  This role works with administrative, nursing, physician, and university faculty to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote UW Health's educational and research missions.

The Mental Health Clinician – Crisis Consult will provide care within their scope of practice as outlined by applicable state law, licensing, regulations, institutional policy, and practice agreements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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Conduct face-to-face, in person or virtual (telehealth), consultation with patients in crisis/psychiatric emergencies.

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Perform clinical assessments to evaluate a variety of mental health and behavioral conditions in children, adolescents, and adults.

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Develop an individualized, prescriptive treatment plan to fit the needs of each patient using appropriate diagnostic and patient placement criteria.

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Utilize screening and assessment tools to determine psychiatric acuity.

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Recommend and arrange appropriate level of clinical care within UW Health or through outside providers.

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Coordinate patient care with psychiatry, primary care, and other specialty providers, schools, and families via written and verbal communication.

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Collaborate with community care team and caregivers to provide patient-centered recommendations.

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Provide ongoing reassessment and crisis intervention while patient remains in the emergency room or after admission to the hospital.

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Coordinate admission and/or placement to support disposition recommendation.

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Coordinate with county mental health/crisis services and police agencies when involuntary psychiatric hospitalization is recommended.

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Ensure that each patient’s rights are protected and that they are provided with appropriate interventions based on ability to participate, cultural concerns, and diagnostic impression.

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Participate in departmental activities such as clinical care conferences, morbidity and mortality conferences, staff meetings, and trainings. Share expertise and clinical impressions with team members and trainees.

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Maintain progress notes and other documentation required for the client medical record and utilization management within the timelines outlined by UW Health including collateral contacts, guardians/power of attorneys, and other caregivers relevant to the patient presentation.

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Provide feedback in clinical and diagnostic matters to management staff.

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Participate in quality improvement initiatives and utilization review activities as requested.

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Work with in-training providers in the emergency department and inpatient hospital settings.

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Share knowledge of applicable mental health laws and protections with Emergency Department and inpatient staff.

As needed, additional responsibilities reasonably within the scope of duties and physical requirements may be assigned.  ALL DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PERFORMED CONSISTENT WITH THE UW HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE COMMITTMENTS.

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Clinical

Will provide all patients age and culturally appropriate assessment/screening and interpretation of clinical and laboratory data. Develops and implements age appropriate interventional plans of care including education within the parameters of their position responsibilities and licensure

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Master's Degree

in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or other behavioral health related field

Required

1 year

of experience providing evidence-based treatments for a variety of mental health and behavioral diagnoses for children, adolescents, and adults

Required

1 year

of crisis management skills in hospital, clinic, or emergency department, crisis center counseling, Psychiatric Emergency Services, or Crisis Stabilization unit preferred

Preferred

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Upon Hire

Required

or

Licensed Professional Counselor

Upon Hire

Required

or

Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist

Upon Hire

Required

and

CPR/BLS certification

Upon Hire

Required

LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED PER UW HEALTH POLICY. 

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Excellent interviewing and assessment skills

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Strong ability to translate assessment information into treatment planning

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Demonstrated success in working with a culturally diverse patient population and community

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Demonstrated ability in managing stress and crisis situations

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Knowledge of local, state, and federal community resources available to patients

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Ability to work independently

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Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

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Professional demeanor

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

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Sedentary: Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Up to 10#

Negligible

Negligible

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Light: Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that they can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.

up to 20#

Up to 10# or requires significant walking or standing or requires pushing/pulling of arm/leg controls.

Negligible or constant push/pull of items of negligible weight

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Medium: Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. If someone can do medium work, we determine that they can also do sedentary and light work.

20-50#

10-25#

Negligible-10#

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Heavy: Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. If someone can do heavy work, we determine that they can also do medium, light, and sedentary work.

50-100#

25-50#

10-20#

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Very Heavy: Very heavy work involves lifting objects weighing more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. If someone can do very heavy work, we determine that they can also do heavy, medium, light, and sedentary work.

Over 100#

Over 50#

Over 20#

Other - list any other physical requirements or bona fide occupational qualifications not indicated above:

Over 50 lbs.

UW Health does not require, nor does it expect that its employees lift more than 50 lbs unassisted. Objects in excess of 50 lbs should be lifted or moved with mechanical means or through a team lift. Employees in patient care areas are expected to utilize mechanical lifts and adhere to the "Use of Mechanical Lifts (Liko)" policy in the Patient Services Policy and Procedure Manual.

Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.

THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB WITH OR WITHOUT AN APPROVED ACCOMODATION. Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.