Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3

Psychiatric Emergency Clinician Supervisor

Inova Center for Personal Health is looking for a dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3 to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift: Full-time Night Shift: Thurs-Sat 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3 Job Responsibilities:

• Provides psychiatric consults to patients who present to the Emergency department onsite at Fairfax ER, via telepsych at other Inova ERs or Urgent Care facilities, or at IPAC walk in clinic.
• Maintains therapeutic milieu to provide a safe environment for crisis stabilization. Assesses needs and formulates collaborative treatment recommendations.
• Serves as a clinical leader, using an integrated approach toward patient outcomes and maintains therapeutic milieu to provide a safe environment for crisis stabilization.
• Provides psychiatric consults to assess and diagnose mental health and/or substance use disorders as well as providing risk assessments.
• May provide a range of brief therapeutic interventions including, group programming, individual crisis therapy, family support sessions and behavioral interventions to assist the patient in achieving the goals and objectives for stabilization.
• Provides care coordination to ensure the patient and family receive and are referred to appropriate resources to optimize treatment outcomes.
• Supports in operational workflow of the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Master's Degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in Mental Health, Social Work, Counseling, Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health related field.
• Experience: Minimum of four years' experience working in the psychiatric or mental health field with the seriously mentally ill.
• Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association. Crisis Prevention Institute Within 6 Months CPI in-person training for non-violent crisis intervention, receive CPI blue card within 6 months of hire.
• Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP).