Shift: Thursday & Friday, 7am - 7pm
Highly trained behavioral health professional who demonstrates autonomy and critical thinking skills and consultation in handling emergent psychiatric crises.
Collaborates with members of health care team in development of a transition plan and addresses needs in a timely manner.
Participates in program planning and development to meet the needs of customers within the health care system and community.
Provides patient and family education. The QMHP / Social Work team in the ED are consulted on patients with a positive mental health history in order to provide needed mental and behavioral health services and follow up, in addition to the consults requesting assistance with the three social determinants of health identified by the ED triage process.
This Social Worker will answer consults on patients being evaluated in the Emergency Department .