The Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3 uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes. Ensures improvements in practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning. 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 safe environment for crisis stabilization. Assesses needs and formulates collaborative treatment recommendations.  

Benefits and Perks:

Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage Retirement: Inova matches dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute  Competitive salary: Pay based experience. Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.

Shift: Full Time Routing weekends max 1 per month

Hours: 12-hour/ 3days

Location: Fairfax, VA

Job Responsibilities:

Assesses individuals, including individuals considered to be seriously mentally ill (SMI), experiencing psychiatric and/or behavioral high-risk crisis, to ensure the safety of the patient, family, and community, in accordance with hospital and Behavioral Health guidelines.   Provides psychiatric/substance abuse consults to patients that present to the emergency room, Healthplexes, urgent care and or IPAC. Makes recommendations for the next level of care for patients. Presents case to on call physician for admission. Participates in TDO hearings.  Explores all resources available within Inova and throughout the community, to ensure the proper level of care is provided to the patient. Works closely with Community Service Board staff to ensure patient safety and appropriate care for patients being involuntarily detained, in accordance with Virginia statutes. Recommends appropriate level of care, in collaboration with Emergency Department Physicians and/or on-call Psychiatrist and inpatient/outpatient treatment providers, or IPAC Physician. Assigns working diagnostic impression for Axis, I-Axis5, including current Global Assessment of Functionality (GAF). Presents and maintains all information necessary to secure preauthorization for insured patients. Seeks appropriate supervision for those patients presenting in the Emergency Department or IPAC whose assessment or outcome is particularly difficult or complex.

 

Requirements for Consideration:

Master’s Degree – Behavioral Science and Health or Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in mental health, social work, counseling, substance use disorders or behavioral health related field or degree. Licensed Mental Health Specialist - Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Four (4) years’ experience  Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association-Upon Start. Crisis Prevention Institute within 6 Months. Approved Clinical Supervisor-within 3 Months.