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HCA Florida Memorial Hospital
Licensed Mental Health Assessor
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What they do
A Mental or Behavioral Health Counselor works with patients to treat mental health problems. Assesses patients and assists with diagnosis, counseling and crisis intervention. Consults with nurses, doctors and psychiatrists. May work with specific populations, such as youth, senior citizens or substance abusers, in group settings, facilities or hospitals.
$33,519 / year median in Florida
+20% projected growth
Job Description
This is a night shift position, 7pm-7am. Must live within 60 miles of a Patient Logistics Center Facility - PLC Locations include; Richmond, VA 23225, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Tamarac, FL 33321, Madison, TN 37225 or Plano, TX 75075 - Required Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an Assessment Specialist? At HCA, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years. Job Summary and Qualifications The Virtual Patient Logistics Center (VPLC) Assessment Specialist (AS) supports hospital functions within the emergency department and inpatient medical units. Per Physician or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant order, Assessment Specialists provide level of care assessments and recommendations (LOC) for patients presenting in acute mental health crisis and with other behavioral/mental health concerns. The Assessment Specialist will confer with the ordering physician, clinical hospital staff, and patient collaterals for the purpose of appropriate evaluation of risk and safety planning recommendations. This position functions within a remote centralized team model and will offer support to all in-scope division partners across the HCA enterprise. What you will do in this role: Respond to requests for assessment in facilities and locations serviced by an in-scope Patient Logistics Center (PLC). In partnership with the Patient Logistics Specialists (PLS), new requests for level of care assessments will be passed to the VPLC AS via the case queue. Adhere to confidentiality guidelines appropriately and ensure EMTALA and HIPPA compliance at all times; compliance concerns will be reported to leadership immediately. Coordinate communication necessary for a thorough assessment, including but not limited to collateral and key stakeholders responsible for the patient/knowledgeable of the sequences leading to the assessment, hospital staff and leadership, and local PLC staff. Respond to assessment as soon as possible and no later than 60 minutes from the initial request. Confer with ordering physician regarding the appropriateness of a patient's legal status based on patient's presentation and engagement during assessments. Must be knowledgeable of all state mental health/civil commitment laws for each state supported by VPLC. Detailed Risk Assessment will be completed within the 1 of 3 EHRs utilized by the facilities. Safety Plan recommendations are likewise documented in the patient's EHR chart for the use of the ordering physician, if they so choose, upon patient disposition.