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Beth Israel Lahey Health Triage Clinician in Lawrence, Massachusetts
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Work Shift:
Evening (United States of America)
Triage Clinician - MCI/Urgent Care
Job Description:
Sign on bonus up to $3000 (prorated for part-time)
Bilingual Candidates helpful
Schedule: FT, 40-hrs, Mon-Fri, 4pm-12midnight (other options available)
The Triage Clinician is responsible for the smooth function of the services as the person in charge of triaging calls and prioritizing the use of clinicians, supportive staffing, and other resources. Serves as liaison with related systems and provides supportive and informational communication with persons served.
Responsibilities:
Provides procedural direction and support to crisis clinicians and supportive staff by phone and/or face to face as needed.
Responsible for the procedural functioning of the shift.
Answers phones, provides initial phone assessment.
Maintains awareness of/monitors activity of active and pending cases.
Utilizes staffing patterns during shift to maximize response to consumer need.
Provides assistance to clinicians with bed searches, insurance verifications/authorizations, resource and system knowledge sharing.
Serves as primary liaison between the organization and other providers such as hospital emergency rooms to ensure quality of care.
Acts as a conduit for the flow of information regarding programmatic updates and clinical procedural alerts.
Accesses administrator on call and psychiatry on call when needed.
Collects and records data and statistics for various reporting needs of the program, including required triage documentation on computer.
Provides feedback to Program Director regarding issues affecting shift performance.
Provides direct care when needed and when possible, which in rare instances could involve leaving the program to provide an AMCI, YMCI, or hospital assessment due to high volume, low staffing and/or for complex cases when warranted.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in a related field required
Licensed Candidates Preferred, but not required (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT)
Schedule : FT 40-hours Mon-Fri (4pm-12 midnight)
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.
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