Behavioral Health Consultant RN - Adult Inpatient - Days

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Performs initial assessment in behavioral health consult.
• Collaborates with consulting physician, crisis counselor and social worker on plan of care for patient.
• Initiates problem-solving techniques as needed to enhance behavioral health care.
• Assists physician in leading kitchen collaborative plan of care discussions.
• Serves as a liaison between the inpatient behavioral health team, consult team, crisis intervention, emergency care team, primary care team, patient and family in regards to behavioral health care.
• Assists in the identification and coordination of alternative treatments/settings which will provide appropriate care, maintain quality of care and contain/reduce cost. Attends interdisciplinary rounds and does other group rounds as necessary and appropriate.
• Collaborates with the members of the behavioral health consult team to identify interdisciplinary needs.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of utilization patterns.
• Brings known or suspected problems of under-, over-, or inappropriate utilization of resources to the attention of the appropriate manager(s).

Common Expectations:

• Prepares and maintains appropriate documentation as required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of behavioral health and acts as mentor, teacher, role model.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.