Job Description
Essential Job Functions
- Completes patient assessments.
- Interviews patients/families/significant others at time of initial presentation to complete psychosocial history and assessment.
- Documents clinical activities within established time frames according to department, hospital and regulatory agency standards.
- Assists the Department's compliance with state, JCAHO and other regulatory agencies.
- Communicates effectively with patients/peers/families/treatment team.
- Returns patient/family phone calls and documents.
- Uses computer as required for E-mail, scheduling, authorizations, insurance tracking, etc.
- Provides and participates in Educational Activities.
- Provides and documents patient/family education.
- Processes psychiatric emergencies
- Assesses the severity of patient's condition.
- Coll...