Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities.We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Medical City Behavioral Health Crisis Assessment Team supporting our Medical City McKinney Medical Center, which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

This position will be located at Medical City McKinney 4500 Medical Center Dr, McKinney, TX 75069

Benefits

Medical City Behavioral Health, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/prn-employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a(an) Crisis Interventionist where your passion for creating positive patient interactions are valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The role our Crisis Assessment Specialist is to deliver exceptional, patient-focused care by coordinating assessments ordered by our physicians or attendings concerning psychiatric or substance abuse problems. In this role our team provides mental health assessments on potential clients while determining most appropriate level of care and referring to appropriate areas of service.

What you will do in this Role:

• Provides crisis assessments across acute care hospitals within the emergency departments and medical floors

• Completes assessments of patients experiencing psychiatric symptoms

• Coordinates transfers and referrals for appropriate level of care in collaboration with physicians and nursing services

• Serves as a liaison between physicians, patients/family and the hospital

• Accurately maintains documentation and reports in timely fashion as requested

• Provides crisis intervention and referral support for all age groups

• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures

• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to the Code of Conduct

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• 1 year of psychiatric experiences

• SAMA must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Masters Degree

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Lic Pro Counselor Associate, or Lic Pro Counselor Intern, or Registered Nurse

The goal of Medical City Behavioral Health programs has been to become the premier psychiatric treatment facility in North Texas since 1983. We provide mental health and chemical dependency (substance use) treatments. We offer psychiatric emergency services (PES), inpatient, and outpatient treatments. Medical City is committed to the mission of providing exceptional psychiatric services. Our sole purpose is to provide immediate access to psychiatric care for our North Texas community. We have been recognized as the most progressive and innovative psychiatric system. We deliver services and provide community outreach. Our focus is on the most efficient, cost-effective, quality patient care. This is the driving force behind all of our endeavors. Our HCA Behavioral Health programs strive to promote dignity. We hold compassion and respect for patients and their families. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and HCA Healthcare. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.

Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Crisis Interventionist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.