Specialist-Behavioral Health Support BS-Flat Rate PRN

Cares for patients who need behavioral health support in collaboration with primary care and licensed behavioral health clinicians. Facilitates patient involvement in treatment and education. Serves as liaison between medical and nursing staffs, patients, relatives and appropriate outside agencies.

Provides mental health triage of patients upon provider referral.

Identifies patients' and families' psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope, under clinical supervision and review by licensed behavioral health professionals.

Performs functions of individual, group, and family behavioral health interventions using evidence-based models appropriate for level of care, staffing and triaging cases that need higher levels of care.

Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care so the patient receives services in a safe and timely manner, and the patient and family are provided all necessary resources and education.

Through clinical supervision and staffing with licensed behavioral health clinicians, performs functions related to utilization review and discharge planning. Serves as a point person in child abuse/neglect, adult/elderly abuse/neglect, institutional abuse, and domestic violence.

Serves as liaison between Indiana University Health and state and county child and adult protective teams.

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or other related mental health field is required.
• Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• Requires license in alignment with IN state code IC 25-23.6-4-1. LBSW is required for individuals with a Bachelor's of Social Work.
• Certification in crisis intervention may be required.
• BLS certification may be required.
• Requires relevant health care, mental health, or community-based experience.
• Requires knowledge and implementation of therapeutic interventions based on multi-disciplinary collaboration, individual therapeutic interventions, and facilitation of psycho-educational groups.
• Requires knowledge of state and county adult and child protective legal mandates.
• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Requires the ability to maintain principles, practices and techniques of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
• Requires the ability to provide a safe and therapeutic environment, including instruction of daily activities and programming.
• Requires basic proficiency in Electronic Medical Record and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Requires the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with the community, medical teams, law enforcement, APS/CPS, schools, probation and other agencies as indicated.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state.

We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.