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Oconee County, South Carolina

Behavioral Health Emergency Care Manager, Behavioral Health, Full Time, Days

Behavioral HealthIncludes callFull-Time

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Job Summary Provides timely and comprehensive behavioral health evaluations in the Emergency Department. Provides mobile assessment services for inpatient consult liaison team and contract facilities.

Collaborates with providers and multidisciplinary team members. Communicates with physicians and treatment team to facilitate transitions of care, including hospital admissions both inside and outside Prisma Health.

Manages and collaborates in discharge planning for patients and coordinates with agencies providing post hospital care. Maintains records and document all assessments. Manages statistical data.

Essential Functions All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Assesses patient's behavioral health/substance abuse needs in collaboration with EM providers, psychiatrists, and EM interdisciplinary team by obtaining collateral information from a myriad of sources. Identifies and refers patients/family to community resources when appropriate.

Refers and coordinates transfers to IP psychiatric hospitals/substance abuse treatment centers when indicated. Provides ongoing case management and support of this patient population and their family while pending discharge disposition.

Assists patients to evaluate both their strengths and symptoms, and facilitate patients setting their own goals, and plan for appropriate services. Prepares case history of patient's personal, social, and emotional development. Provides face-to-face behavioral health evaluations in the ED setting.

Communicates patient and family issues to treatment team and acts as the liaison between other active services and/or services involved in patient's discharge plan. Applies facets of Mental Health First Aid during times of crisis to patients.

Provides telephone assessment for professionals in the community to determine clinical appropriateness for services. Assists patients in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, financial assistance, and other referral services.

Manages oversight and compliance of emergency psychiatric/chemical dependency hospitalization papers in accordance with state law.

Assists Medical Providers in the completion of Inability to Consent documentation by identifying the appropriate surrogate decision maker in compliance with the Adult Healthcare Consent Act. v Performs other duties as assigned. Supervisory/Management

Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive. Minimum

Requirements

Education - Master's degree in Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or related field of study. Experience - One (1) year of counseling experience.

In Lieu Of NA Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor), LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist), LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor), LPES (Licensed Psycho-Educational Specialist) or related licensure required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Skills necessary to assess patients of all ages. Ability to communicate with appropriate nomenclature when reviewing patients with physicians. Ability to complete Clinical Documentation on the computerized documentation system. Emergency room experience preferred.

Group therapy, private practice exposure preferred. Individual, family and marriage counseling experience preferred. Work Shift Day (United States of America) Location Oconee Medical Campus Facility 1064 Oconee Memorial Hospital Department 10646783 BHEC-Oconee Share your talent with us!

Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.

Prisma Health is the largest not-for-profit health organization in South Carolina, serving more than 1.2 million patients annually. Our 32,000 team members are dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of you and your family. Our promise is to: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Key Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive behavioral health and substance abuse evaluations for patients in the Emergency Department and contract facilities. Manages transitions of care, discharge planning, and coordinates with community agencies to ensure post-hospital support.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, or a related field and at least one year of counseling experience. Must hold a valid license such as LPC, LMFT, LAC, or LPES.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Behavioral Health EvaluationCrisis InterventionPatient AssessmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationSubstance Abuse CounselingCommunity Resource Referral

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 30% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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