Job Title: Mental Health Screener
Location: Monmouth Medical Center
Department Name: Mobile Screening
Req #: 0000230938
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $33.26 - $33.26 per hour
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview:
The Mental Health Screener provides care in the acute care setting within the scope of practice defined by the Screening Law and other regulatory standards. Assures safety in practice by maintaining a realization of their own individual level of knowledge and experience and assumes responsibility for advancing knowledge by communicating with and utilizing resource persons/programs available. The Mental Health Screener individualizes the plan of care to address a specific patient’s needs. Works in harmony with other staff members of an interdisciplinary team, assisting the Patient Care Manager and others as needed, to achieve the best service possible to patients. Responsible for supervising and directing the delegation of tasks to appropriate support personnel and for consistently setting and evaluating priorities.Qualifications:
Required:
- BA/BS degree in a related field, plus 3 years of prior experience in a psychiatric cetting, 1 of which is in a crisis setting.
- Or enrolled in a Master's program with 2 years of prior experience in a psychiatric setting, 1 of which is a crisis setting
- Must possess and maintain a valid NJ state driver's license
- BLS through American Heart Association
Preferred:
- Eligible to obtain their Temporary Screening Certification Number upon hire and obtain their permanent number within 1 year
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Scheduling Requirements:
- Per Diem Scheduling
- Day Shift
Essential Functions:
- Answers phones, i.e., hotline, business line, in a professional and timely manner
- Demonstrates ability to communicate clinical information effectively with the Screening psychiatrist / Child psychiatrist.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with other members of the health care team (internal and external)
- Demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively with the Screening RN in Charge of Shift as pertains to the patient’s treatment plan and disposition.
- Demonstrates ability to conduct a thorough ongoing assessment according to departmental guidelines
- Demonstrates ability to effectively provide patient care in a timely manner
- Evaluates effects of interventions throughout the patients stay and updates the plan of care as per hospital policy.
- Documentation indicates thorough completion of request for off-site Screening evaluation
- Documentation indicates that patient/family were provided with information based on Discharge Plan/Teaching Checklist
- Provides hotline information/referral/interventions that conform to Screening guidelines
- Screening Assessment indicates determination of most appropriate services/ disposition according to patient’s clinical needs (consideration of least restrictive alternatives)
- Screening Document reflects clear description of the patient’s mental illness as per Screening Law and guidelines from DMHS Certification training
