Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking for a PRN Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3. Schedule and hours will vary depending on department needs.

We offer great pay based on experience! Plus, don't forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!

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.

Inova PRN Benefits and Perks:

• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking to all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more

Psychiatric Emergency Clinician 3- Job Responsibilities:

• The Psych Emergency Clinician 3 serves as a clinical leader, using an integrated approach toward patient outcomes and maintains therapeutic milieu to provide 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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: 3 years' experience, 2 of which are post licensure, working in the psychiatric or mental health field with the seriously mentally ill
• Certifications:
  • Basic Life Support required within 3months of hire
  • Vistelar de-escalation certifications required within 6 Months of hire
  • Approved Clinical Supervisor Certification within 3 Months
• License: one of the following required upon start:
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC),
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT),
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW),
  • Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP),
  • Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience.
• experience in the ED and/or Emergency Services/CSB