Behavioral Health Consultant - LCPC/LCSW-C
Part-Time
Harve de Grace, Maryland

Every Patient. Every Encounter. Every Day.

At University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), you will join a highly dedicated and supportive team that has been providing high quality care to the community of Harford County for over 100 years. We proudly serve our patients and our community with unwavering commitment and exceptional care. It's our passion for people that motivates us to do great work every single day.

Consistently named among the top 100 Best Places to Work in Maryland, our team members have the opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive and stimulating environment.

As a member of our team, you will experience:

• A supportive, collaborative, and continuous learning work environment
• A comprehensive benefits package to support your health and a balanced lifestyle
• 403(b) savings plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement benefits

General Summary
This role provides direct crisis intervention services for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations in the Emergency Department and in hospital units. Completed psychiatric assessments and formulates dispositions with physicians, healthcare professionals, families, hospitals and community professionals. Applies knowledge of diagnostic criteria to evaluate and recommend appropriate level of care for behavioral health patients. Responsible for obtaining authorizations for inpatient services. Provides behavioral health education as needed.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Provides crisis intervention services.
2. Provides psychosocial assessment and utilizes other resources to gather information to complete evaluation of patients as ordered by the physician or on-call provider.
3. Provides consultation, education, and support services to Team Members in the ED and medical units.
4. Demonstrates skills and competencies for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups and appropriately adjusts techniques to meet age-specific needs using interpersonal skills/therapeutic communication congruent to the age/developmental stage of the patient, family, and/or significant other.
5. Manages patients' aggressive behavior according to policies and protocols.
6. Completes all required documentation in a clear and timely manner. Completes hand-off communication with next shift.
7. Obtains all required insurance authorizations for inpatient admissions.
8. Facilitates appropriate follow-up care per disposition and in collaboration with the provider and others involved in the patient's treatment.