Behavioral Health Consultant Coordinator
Job Location:
Voorhees, NJ - USA
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Job Summary
If you live or work in South Jersey exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14000 colleagues including over 2850 skilled and compassionate doctors physician assistants and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies treatments and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report weve received multiple awards for quality safety and outstanding work environment.
In addition to five hospitals seven emergency departments seven urgent care centers and more than 280 otherlocations were committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through ourEat Well food access program telehealth home health rehabilitation mobile screenings paramedic programs and convenient online scheduling. Were also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences and the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.
Location:
Voorhees - 100 Bowman DriveRemote Type:
On-SiteEmployment Type:
EmployeeEmployment Classification:
RegularTime Type:
Full timeWork Shift:
1st Shift (United States of America)Total Weekly Hours:
40Additional Locations:
Marlton - Rt 73 and Brick RoadJob Information:
Schedule:
Monday Friday 8:00am/8:30am - 4:00pm/4:30pm
Voorhees (predominately) & Marlton hospitals
Job Summary:
Responsible for the psychosocial assessment and planning implementation monitoring and support of patients who have a psychiatric consult through the continuum of care. Also responsible for treatment (in collaboration with the consulting psychiatrist or APN) of patients who have had a psychiatric consultation requested; gathering history from collateral resources to help guide the treatment; interfacing with family outpatient treatment providers and others to facilitate ongoing treatment if necessary. Will use resources appropriately maintain compliance and achieve cost effective and positive patient outcomes. Utilizes independent critical thinking and collaborates with multidisciplinary team to address patients ongoing psychiatric needs while in the hospital; and participates in addressing patients needs for psychiatric treatment after discharge so that provision of these needs does not interfere with patients timely discharge and ongoing treatment of non-psychiatric medical needs.
Position Responsibilities:
Interfaces with psychiatric APN or Physician consultant and treatment team to ensure ongoing psychiatric treatment needs are met while patient is hospitalized. Includes individual therapy and developing/implementing behavioral treatment plans when collaboration with the psychiatric APN or Physician consult coordinator maintains appropriate and complete documentation of psychiatric follow-up behavioral health treatment interventions and transitional planning for behavioral health needs.
Provides education on available psychiatric resources and processes as well as strategies for utilizing or gaining access to psychiatric resources with treatment team (including Outcomes Management).
Serves as patient advocate for care and resources. Knowledgeable of public and private welfare and health agencies available to serve the community from a behavioral health/psychiatric perspective. Acts as a liaison with behavioral/psychiatric community hospital health and social service agencies.
Works to identify opportunities to treat Behavioral Health patients more effectively:
Participates in hospital wide Safety Huddles Behavioral Huddles Golden Ticket Meetings Route Cause Analysis and other collaborative communication with both nursing staff nurse leaders physicians and other health care providers. Work within the system under direct management to identify opportunities to develop guidelines and protocols; work on developing proactive approaches to patient care.
Position Qualifications Required:
Required Experience:
A minimum of one year experience treating psychiatric patients in either outpatient or inpatient setting as a Social Worker or a BSN in Nursing with at least one year experience working in a general hospital setting and one year of working with behavioral health patients.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills problem solving organization and conflict resolution. Demonstrates competence in providing psychosocial counseling with individuals and families. Ability to understand medical terminology and communicate effectively with persons of diverse backgrounds. Familiarity with common presentations of psychiatric syndromes in a general medical setting (e.g. depression psychosis substance abuse delirium).
Required Education: Minimum education of bachelors degree in nursing or masters degree in social work.
Training / Certification / Licensure:
Current State of New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Current State of New Jersey Nursing License
Annual Salary: $79719 - $123934 The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicants experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including but not limited to: medical/prescription dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws short-term disability and optional long-term disability colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.For more benefits information click here.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Virtua Health is an academic health system committed to helping South Jersey be well, get well, and stay well, offering a full range of health care services.
