Classification Title:
Adjunct Instructor
Working Title:
Adjunct Instructor
Campus:
UNC-Chapel Hill
Region:
Piedmont/Triangle
Job Summary:
The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a part-time faculty member at the rank of Adjunct Instructor to work in the Crisis and Assessment Outpatient Program at the Wakebrook Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Treatment services include clinical crisis assessments and referral of patients of all ages who present with emergent mental health, substance abuse or developmental disability needs to emergency resources. Provide short-term crisis counseling and intervention services making clinical dispositions in conjunction with crisis services physicians, coordinating hospitalizations and urgent outpatient referrals as needed. Duties will include assessing patient's level of functioning, mental status, mental health, substance abuse and/or emergent developmental disability needs and available supports. Determine if there are potential medical needs warranting referral to medical staff or a medical facility. Determine if patient may need hospitalization to protect him/her from harm to self or others. Provide brief solution-focused counseling and referral for immediate medication evaluations to avoid hospitalization when possible. Consult with crisis physician and make arrangements for hospitalization or additional other emergency services as needed. Collaborate with patient and family and others involved in patient's care. Educate family members on available resources. Document all clinical work thoroughly and on required forms or in the EMR within established timeframes; promptly complete patient eligibility, data entry, and referral and encounter forms as appropriate.The successful candidate will be covering daytime, evening, overnight and/or weekend shifts as needed. The times vary with the current need of the unit.
Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in crisis and emergency environments. The successful candidate will also have experience providing leadership and psychological services as part of a crisis intervention team. Additionally, the successful candidate will have strong clinical and diagnostic skills.Applicants must have a Master's degree in a human services field. Preferably a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, social work (i.e. Masters in Social Work, Counseling and Psychology) and have full North Carolina licensure.
Position Number:
F002461
Posting Date:
10/29/2021
Closing Date:
10/27/2022
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funded:
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