Career Center

The Behavioral Health Screener is responsible for providing psychiatric emergency screening in the BSCH Emergency Department.The Screener is also responsible for obtaining insurance approval for inpatient behavioral health treatment, making sure that correct legal papers are completed and prepares other documentation as necessary.Maintains administrative records related to emergency evaluations and collaborates with ED physician and other staff members, psychiatrists on-call, Behavioral Health inpatient units and law enforcement personnel as needed.The Behavioral Health Screener is also responsible for assisting the psychiatrist in addressing psychiatry consults on medical floors that include initial screening and follow-up, and works closely with the case managers in discharge