Crisis Assessment Specialist

Founded in 1976, Holy Cross Hospital - Davis has grown into a 220-bed hospital of choice for the flourishing communities of northern Utah. Over the years we have enhanced our care by offering a broad range of services, advanced medical technology, and a comfortable, convenient patient experience. To meet the needs of northern Utah’s growing population, we opened a brand-new 16,000-square-foot healthcare facility in Roy, known as the Weber Campus. The Weber Campus, which is convenient for patients in Ogden, Roy, and other neighborhoods west of I-15, currently offers emergency care, radiology, mammography and 24/7 laboratory services. Located in the northern portion of the Wasatch Front and only minutes from Hill Airforce Base, you can enjoy quick access to Ogden, Salt Lake City, Antelope Island State Park, hiking, biking, and the beautiful outdoor activities that Utah is known for.

As our Crisis Assessment Specialist, you will assess clients in consultation with emergency department personnel, psychiatrists, clinicians, and attending physicians, providing critical recommendations for disposition.

Every day you will conduct face-to-face and/or tele-health triage evaluations, respond to patient/family complaints, assist in managing all assessment records, and perform statistical analysis to ensure effective crisis intervention.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical assessment skills, the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse healthcare professionals, a compassionate and calm demeanor in crisis situations, and the capacity to manage detailed records and perform statistical analysis.

• Provides quality and timely assessment and referral services.
• Develops and offers safe and clinically appropriate disposition recommendations to psychiatrists, emergency department physicians, attending physicians within hospital, other mental health clinicians, managed care representatives and clients.
• Appropriately assesses suicide, violence, and elopement potential.
• Applies knowledge of state mental health statutes criteria pertaining to involuntary holds.
• Assures the continuity of patient care upon completion of the assessment by assisting in the implementation of the referral and resource recommendations.
• Responds to potentially dangerous situations with low-level interventions and verbal deescalation to avoid harm to patients and staff.

Required

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or related behavioral health field
• Two (2) years of experience in direct behavioral health clinical care
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker in state of employment

Preferred

• At least one (1) year of crisis experience