AlliedTravelCareers is working with Patterns LLC to find a qualified Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 01201!

Pay Information
$66 to $91 per hour

About The Position

Job Description:

• The Psychiatric ED Screener is a mental health worker whose primary function is to triage, assess and provide disposition for patients that arrive in the ED seeking a mental health crisis intervention voluntarily, or via sec 12 A.


• The Psychiatric ED Screener works in concert with the ED medical staff, external agencies, psychiatry residents and attending on-call psychiatrists as well as inpatient psychiatry and inpatient substance use (McGee Unit) staff, security, and local/regional law enforcement personnel.


• They function as an integral member of this interdisciplinary team.


• They provide emergency suicide risk assessments to potentially volatile patients, collects pertinent collateral information from families and other support networks via in-person or telephone interview and through appropriate review of the EMR.


• The Psychiatric ED Screener will be knowledgeable about utilizing the DSM-5 in order to appropriately diagnose mental illnesses.


• They will develop effective, working psychosocial formulations and consult with the ED attending who will then order the safest possible disposition for the patient.


• The Psychiatric ED Screener will effectively and efficiently coordinate with the ED attending to formulate a disposition plan and document it in the medical record.


• If a patient is to be admitted to an inpatient psychiatric Unit, the Psychiatric ED Screener will coordinate and review case with the on-call psychiatrist or resident.


• The Psychiatric ED Screener will assist the Psychiatric Inpatient Unit with insurance authorizations as requested and support Acute Care and McGee in completing Safety Plans for patients at high risk for suicide.


• Floating to assist inpatient units during low/ no volume in the Psych ED is expected.

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Job Requirements

Submission Requirements

• 1 year + experience administering crisis assessments in Behavioral Health or similar setting


• Minimum 2 Plus Years of Psych Experience  - Required


• Masters in Social Work Required


• Experience with Pediatric, Adolescent, and Adult Patients - Required


• Previous ED experience Strongly Preferred


• Supervisory references from the last 2 years of employment - Required


• AT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO PROFILE - PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION.  "ANYTIME" WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Profile Requirements:

• Work History


• Skills Checklist (pertinent to position), current to 1 year


• 1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment)


• License/Certifications - Must be uploaded with profile

Certification Requirements

• BLS (AHA)


• CPI

State License Requirements

• Massachusetts

Additional License Requirements

• License must be in hand upon Submission

About Patterns LLC

Patterns is one of the leading service providers in the business process outsourcing industry.

Patterns was incepted with the pursuit of being the one-stop solutions provider for all the business process outsourcing needs. For more than 10 years, we have been catering to SMEs and corporate companies in the segment of Promotional Products, Printing, Apparels, Embroidery, Commercial Photography, Ecommerce, Automotive and many others.

At Patterns, we offer a wide range of business services, right from creative and technical to administrative. Our array of services includes Vector Artwork, Embroidery Digitizing, Graphics Designing, Digital Image Editing, Virtual Assistance, Data Processing, Website Development, Staffing, and Recruitment.