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Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

Licensed Mental Health Evaluator, Part Time Weekends, Behavioral Health, Baptist Downtown

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsPart-Time

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Job Description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Medical Center is currently looking for an experienced and dynamic Licensed Mental Health Evaluator to join our Inpatient Behavioral Health Service Line at Baptist located in Jacksonville, Florida.

This is a Part Time weekends opportunity.

Our Mental Health Evaluators at Baptist will work in an inpatient hospital setting in our Behavioral health unit and they play a critical role in assessing patients' psychological and emotional well-being, particularly during acute episodes of mental illness

The Licensed Mental Health Evaluator team is located at the Baptist Jacksonville campus and is responsible to evaluate behavioral health patients arriving at all 10 Baptist EDs in the system.

As a Mental Health Evaluator, you will be consulted by ED physicians to assess adult and pediatric patients and then collaborate with the psychiatry provider to arrive at a disposition of admission or discharge and then facilitate the result.

  • The MHE completes psychosocial and suicide assessments of patients in the ED in person or via telehealth.
  • The MHE completes maternal mental health consults and pediatric trauma screenings on weekends when necessary.
  • Work in Epic, Outlook, Teams, Excel, Teledoc is daily workflow.

Note: BLS is required at onboarding. CPI, EMTALA, and Baker Act training must be completed within the first 30 days of employment and is provided. Other annual competencies are required and provided on the internal learning management system.

Experience Requirements

Experience in Behavioral Health setting

Education & Credential Requirements

  • Masters of Science (MS)
  • Crisis Prevention Certification (CPI) Required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker Required Or
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Required Or
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor Required Or
  • Driver's License (DMV)

*Florida LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT required*

If you are interested in this Part Time weekends opportunity as a Licensed Mental Health Evaluator, apply today.

Primary Location

Downtown - Howard Building

Key Responsibilities

The Licensed Mental Health Evaluator assesses the psychological and emotional well-being of patients in an inpatient hospital setting. They collaborate with psychiatry providers to determine patient disposition and facilitate admissions or discharges.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science degree and possess a Florida license as an LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT. Experience in a behavioral health setting is required, along with BLS certification and the ability to complete CPI, EMTALA, and Baker Act training.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychological assessmentEmotional well-being assessmentCrisis interventionSuicide assessmentPsychosocial assessmentPediatric trauma screeningClinical social workMental health counseling

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 21.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.