WI3819517

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Bachelor's Degree

Bachelors Degree

Unspecified

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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Overview Janesville, Wisconsin Experience a rewarding
and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to
offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture
of Excellence is built upon: Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health care
services with a passion for making lives better An atmosphere of caring
and quality that cascades throughout the organization The Behavioral
Health Worker assesses and assists with the mental/psychiatric health
and educational needs of child-adolescent/patients/residents, by
providing specialized services in order to meet identified patient or
child and family needs. This role serves as the Patient/child\'s case
worker and coordinates/facilitates program activities, interagency
referral sources, acts as a community liaison, is the primary family
contact person and promotes appropriate utilization of resources to
contribute to improved patient/resident satisfaction and outcomes. The
Behavioral Health Worker acts as an advocate, as a resource to
patient/child/families and staff, and as a key player of the
interdisciplinary team for continued care/discharge/aftercare planning.
The Behavioral Health Worker assists the Team leader in the daily
operations of the program services, and collaborates closely with the
Clinical Therapist/multi-disciplinary team in regard to treatment of
each child-adolescent/patient/resident. The Behavioral Health Worker
also assists with assessment, treatment planning, and coordination of
program care, as well as aftercare and discharge needs. Participate in
program QA and PI as assigned. Once trained, the behavioral health
worker may be expected to work rotating weekend\'s on-call, as assigned.
Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities The BH worker
operates in close collaboration with physicians and other health care
personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their
understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying the
patient/child\'s behavioral/mental health problem. Assists in assessing
participants for continuing treatment needs, prepares patient histories,
discharges, and creates treatment plan of care. May be responsible for
providing behavioral health screening/services to patients presenting in
the Emergency Department. Assists in assessing patient needs and
develops appropriate dispositional plans and coordinates care with the
appropriate departments. Maintains strong communication and relationship
with ED staff and Psychiatrists. Secondarily, works in close
collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel in patient
evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant
social and emotional factors underlying patient\'s health\... For full
info follow application link. EOE&AA/M/F/Vet/Disabled. Mercy is an equal
employment opportunity employer functioning under Affirmative Action
Plans. \*\*\*\*\* APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online:
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