Kaweah Health
Per Diem Behavioral Health Clinician
Visalia, California
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics.
- Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.
- It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health.
Responsibilities
- Performs psychiatric assessments to determine necessity for involuntary treatment.
- Develops a positive working relationship with all physicians, staff and other referral sources involved in the admission, referral and patient transfer process.
- Documents assessment on appropriate forms.
- Maintains monthly statistics through referral log.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- License /Certification
- Required:
- Registration with California Board of Behavioral Sciences as Associate Social Worker (ASW) or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT).
- Kaweah Health approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire/transfer.
- LCSW/LMFT within six years of hire/transfer. Failure to receive licensure within this time frame will result in termination of employment.
- Experience
- Essential
- Gathers information about the patient's social, psychological, cultural, environmental and financial
- situation as part of assessment.
- Counsels individuals and their families regarding psychosocial needs and problems related to their medical condition.
Nice to have
- Supervision hours completed.
- Experience with assessment of involuntary/persistently mentally ill patients.
- Preferred: Supervision hours completed.
- Preferred: Experience with assessment of involuntary/persistently mentally ill patients.
Compensation
- $47.00 -$47.00
Benefits
- Integral part of multidisciplinary team supporting wellness and recovery of patients with psychiatric disorders and their families.
- Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California.
- Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do - in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.
- Benefits Eligible
- Responds to inquiries regarding mental health services within same working day.
- Upon receiving patient referrals, reviews medical information, and assesses patient based on relevant program admission criteria.
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