Acute Mental Health Placement Specialist

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Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Acute Mental Health Placement Specialist with HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• The individual is responsible for facilitating admissions of Intake patients from HealthONE emergency departments to behavioral health hospital services via management of phone triage. 
• He/she will work closely with all healthcare providers to facilitate and coordinate efficient, effective, quality healthcare. 
• The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development across the life span; possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s clinical status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements related to his or her age-specific needs. 
• He/she will utilize various computer technologies to ensure communication between Intake and emergency departments regarding the flow of mental health patients. 
• He/she will implement and comply with all the policies, procedures and standards of the unit, department and the institution. 
• The Intake Placement specialist must be available for 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends. 
• The Placement specialist is responsible for providing services to patients who have complex psychosocial and discharge planning needs. 
• In addition, the Placement specialist community assistance, and under the guidance of the HCAT Clinician, coordinates and facilitates the development of a Discharge Plan of Care for at-risk patient population with discharge needs. 
• The Placement specialist also functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team, who communicates and receives referrals from other patient care providers to help meet the needs of the patient and family for a safe discharge. 

 Special Qualifications:  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with excellent interpersonal communication skills 
• Knowledgeable of State of Colorado, Mental Health Services 27-65 statute and regulations as well as Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division 27-81-101 and 27-82-107 statutes and standards, and EMTALA 
• Knowledgeable of behavioral health emergency populations, evaluation, consultation, and process 
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, apply critical thinking process 
• Ability to work in high acuity and stressful environment 
• Ability to engage multiple systems in disposition planning and implementation 
• Respond to all customers using AIDET, iCARE, and knowledge with Trauma Informed Care  

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• High School Graduate / GED
• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field - strongly preferred
• 1 year of mental health or crisis work - strongly preferred
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Acute Mental Health Placement Specialist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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