Mental Health Specialist Partial Hospitalization

**Schedule:** Full Time At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve. Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities. **A Brief Overview** Provides quality psychotherapy and education to children, families and adults in the appropriate specialty/departmental needs. Diagnose and treat patients independently. Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, community agencies, and professionals. Provides professional presentations, interviews and services that enhance the organization's visibility and reputation in the community. **Essential Functions** - Provides quality psychotherapy and education to children, families and adults in clinics as assigned. Provides assigned number of hours of direct client contact per week including absences. Performs services in manner that is seen by physicians, referral sources, and other qualified evaluators as timely and of high quality. Performs psychosocial assessments, treatment planning and treatment procedures that are appropriate to patient needs. - Keeps adequate documentation of intake information and treatment plans, and contacts with patients, referral sources, and community resources regarding patient's care. Completes progress notes within five (5) days of standard client contact; before leaving the treatment setting for patients expressing self-injurious behavior or thoughts. Completes intake summaries within 2 treatment sessions, including appropriate diagnoses and treatment plans. Provides written documentation of contact with teachers, attorneys, family members, and others providing or receiving information about patients within 5 days of contact. - Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, community agencies, and professionals. Completes letters and summaries regarding patient care to be sent to referral sources or agencies, as appropriate, within five (5) days of client contact. Conducts self in a courteous and respectful manner in interactions with staff and physicians. Responds promptly and appropriately to phone calls and requests for information. - Provides on-call coverage in rotation with mental health staff and complies with on-call protocols and procedures. Responds within 10 minutes to pages and presents at the hospital within 30 minutes in response to requests for mental status evaluations. Performs on-call duties in a professional manner in accordance with on-call protocols and procedures. Assures follow-up as needed for calls received. - Participates in department staff meetings, peer supervision meetings and supervisory sessions. Offers constructive insight into issues discussed. Supports the working team through participation in department events. - Ensures maximum reimburse ability for services provided. Provides complete superbills to office staff immediately following patient session. Ensures authorization/ notification of insurance plan provider is obtained for emergency visits and follow-up care. Secures authorization as needed for continuation of services provided. - Provides non-clinical service in the interest of the department and/or hospital. Provides quality professional presentations, media interviews, and committee participation on behalf of the department, at CH and in the community as requested. Provides quality presentations to the community or to healthcare system staff that presen…