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Beth Israel Lahey Health’s roots in providing top-quality health care date back nearly a century. We're fully committed to ensuring our patients receive the care they deserve. As a leading healthcare provider throughout New England, we aim to change the current state of health care for the better and make lasting improvements that guarantee access to our services.

Emergency Psych & Admission Clinician - 32 hr Days

Lynn, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: BayRidge Hospital Category: Behavioral Health Job ID: JR62196 Date posted: 12/09/2024
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Manager of Admissions, the Admissions Clinician provides a clinical review of referrals for admission to the inpatient behavioral health units, clinical acceptance of admissions, and coordinates the admission process for accepted patients. Communicates with referring agencies and hospitals. Provides triage of walk-in patients to an appropriate setting for further assessment. Serves as a shift leader in the admissions office.
  • Support the hospital in such a manner that there is a strong and positive commitment to quality patient care.
  • Triage all patients who arrive at appropriate treatment interventions, including referrals to inpatient, partial, and/or outpatient treatment.
  • Attend clinical meetings that will have a positive impact on patient care and all appropriate administrative meetings that support the mission of the hospital.
  • Participate in any ongoing quality improvement studies that will have positive patient care outcomes.
  • Utilize and provide supervision in a positive and thoughtful manner to enhance professional improvement and development.
  • Maintain a clear understanding of hospital policies and protocols, and practices within those policies and protocols, and enforce such when appropriate.
  • Support and implement administrative decisions.
  • Maintain a solid understanding of and follow regulatory agencies’ expectations and guidelines (i.e. DMH, DPH, Joint Commission, payors, etc.).
  • Screen referrals to verify third-party benefit availability and initial approval requirements.
  • Consistently promote professional working relationships between the hospital, referral sources, and payors.
  • Maintain an understanding of managed care contracts, insurance benefits, limitations, policies, procedures, and forms.
  • Maintain yearly/biyearly requirements of CPR and Restraint Elimination.
Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements:
  • Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, counseling, clinical mental health counseling, education (counseling), marriage and family therapy or other related field required
  • Prior experience in a behavioral health setting preferred
  • MA professional licensure not required
Skills/Qualifications:
  • Clinical knowledge of behavioral health diagnoses and conditions
  • Some knowledge of medical comorbidities as they relate to treatment needs and accommodations
  • Knowledge of admissions procedures and protocols
  • Knowledge of managed care and other payors
  • Able to effectively triage patients

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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