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Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Behavior Health Clinician PRN with Portsmouth Regional Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Portsmouth Regional Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Behavior Health Clinician PRN to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Patient Assessment and Referral Services (PARS) clinicians are responsible for all aspects of both telephone and face-to-face crisis intervention/psychiatric triage. They conduct psychiatric assessments which include: history of present illness, family, development, social and medical history, mental status exam; and psychiatric diagnosis. In consult with the on-call psychiatrist, the initial treatment plan, including level of care, is determined. In addition, the PARS clinicians assist with grief consultations as requested by PMC staff. They are also responsible for ongoing resource and referral development activities.

PARS Clinicians work closely with the business office, behavioral health nursing staff, and the Emergency Department staff, coordinating the entire assessment/admission process. For those patients needing alternative services, PARS Clinicians facilitate appropriate disposition (i.e. transfer to another facility, arranging intake appointments).

Essential Functions:

• Develops a positive engagement with the caller/patient, which facilitates an accurate interview.

• Schedules patients for evaluations, utilizing program-appropriate flow sheets.

• Triage phone calls: concise and complete assessments, appropriate follow-up, complete documentation on phone sheets.

• Completes assessment in well-written format and in a timely manner.

• Performs and documents mental status exam.

• Clinical impressions are supported by data.

• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to collect appropriate data, and complete assessments based on the age-specific needs.

• Provides information to patients and families regarding specific treatment programs.

• Performs functions of an Involuntary Emergency Admission as needed, including acting as petitioner when necessary, and attending/following through with the court system for the hearing.

• If appropriate consent is obtained, timely communication with outpatient therapist regarding admission/evaluation.

• Works actively with PMC in a liaison capacity around patient evaluations and transfer issues, and provides full psychiatric assessments when requested by the psychiatrist.

• Performs assessment, completes paperwork, in a reasonable amount of time.

• Consistently consults with a psychiatrist after assessments.

• Completes medical clearance section correctly.

• Accurately obtains all required consents at time of admission.

• Consistently adheres to patient confidentiality rights.

• Is knowledgeable of, and practices, all current seclusion and restraint techniques.

• Performs assessments in a safe environment.

• Obtains informed consent from patients.

• Educates patient regarding Patients Rights. Obtains signature that indicates understanding. Gives copy to patient.

• Files documents appropriately.

• Coordinates transfer of patients from other facilities for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.

• Provides clinical assessments in the Emergency Department as requested.

• Along with the Business Office, provides financial assessments for all potential admissions, in order to provide information about both clinical and financial aspects of hospitalization. Works with Utilization to obtain insurance verifications.

• Responds to Code Grays as necessary.

• Makes report of homicidal patients utilizing Duty to Warn Policy when indicated.

• Files abuse reports according to policy as necessary.

• Completes daily physician assignment.

• Responds to PMC for clinical debriefings and grief work.

• Maintains accurate count of available beds through monitoring daily census. Coordinates waiting list if necessary.

• Assists on patient unit as requested by PARS Coordinator, Nursing Supervisor, Program Director.

• Adheres to unit/hospital standards of documentation.

• Completes annual competencies within appropriate time frame.

• Protect the confidentiality of information within areas of position responsibilities by preventing unauthorized release, both verbally and/or in writing.

• Promote a continuous effort in quality improvement, enhancing the services provided to patients, their families, physicians and members of the surgical services staff by demonstrating positive attitudes and positive actions through a display of courtesy, congeniality, cooperation, sensitivity and professionalism.

• Observe all health and safety requirements.

• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed.

• Support the theme of service excellence as part of job related activities.

• Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction.

• Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement.

• Attendance: works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy.

Education & Qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree. AHA or American Red Cross BLS. CPI.

• Preferred: Post Graduate Degree

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Situated in Portsmouth, NH, Portsmouth Regional Hospital (https://portsmouthhospital.com) is a premier 234-bed acute care facility that offers exceptional healthcare services to the Seacoast region of Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. This hospital is the sole ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center on the Seacoast of New Hampshire, making it an essential resource for the community. It boasts the region's only comprehensive heart and vascular program, along with 24/7 comprehensive neurosurgical and stroke clot retrieval programs for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Portsmouth Regional Hospital is owned by HCA Healthcare, a respected healthcare provider that runs three hospitals, an ambulatory surgery center, two freestanding emergency rooms, an urgent care center, and 46 physician practices in New Hampshire. HCA Healthcare has 2,600 colleagues and 554 physicians on staff, provides $15.8 million in uncompensated care, and pays $43.8 million in taxes annually. Its other hospitals in New Hampshire include Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook and Dover. In 2023, a third freestanding emergency room is expected to open in Plaistow.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Behavior Health Clinician PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.