Psych Emergency Clinician 3
Fairfax, VA 
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Job Description

Inova Integrated Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Psych Emergency Clinician 3 to join the team.

The Psych Emergency Clinician 3 uses an integrated approach toward patient outcomes and maintains therapeutic milieu to provide safe environment for crisis stabilization. Provides psychiatric consults to patients who present to the Emergency department onsite at Fairfax ER, via tele psych at other Inova ERs or Urgent Care facilities, or at IPAC walk in clinic. Assesses needs and formulates collaborative treatment recommendations.

This is a full-time rotating day shift onsite position.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Provides psychiatric/substance abuse consults to patients that present to the emergency room, Healthplexes, urgent care and or IPAC walk-in clinic. Assesses needs and formulates collaborative treatment recommendations.
  • Maintains therapeutic milieu to provide safe environment for crisis stabilization.
  • Makes recommendations for the next level of care for patients. Presents case to on call physician for admission. Participates in TDO hearings.
  • Provides on call coverage on a rotation.
  • Provides supervision towards licensing.
  • Manages central access work/bed flow and provides consultation on cases prior to escalating to AOC. Updates bed registry. Updates capacity report, and all data spread sheets.
  • Facilitates education on central access and TDO process to other departments.
  • Ensures improvements in practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

Qualifications:

Experience:

  • Four (4) years' experience working in the psychiatric or mental health field with the seriously mentally ill.

Education:

  • Master's Degree - Social Work (MSW) or Masters in Counseling.

Certifications:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association.

Licensure:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or LPC. Licensed in Virginia.

Benefits and Perks:

  • Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
  • Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability
  • Retirement: Inova matches dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute to the plan
  • Competitive salary: Pay based experience.
  • Amazing Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.
  • Supplemental Plans: Including Auto/Home Insurance discounts, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection
  • Additional Benefits: Educational Assistance of up to $5,250/year, Student Loan Refinancing, Adoption Assistance, Child Care Centers, Scholarship Program, Free Parking, Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

See Full List of Benefits Here: : 2023 INOVA BENEFITS GUIDE

Must have the ability to be on the on-call rotation.


As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
4 years
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