Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Clinician PARS today with Parkland Medical Center.

Benefits

Parkland Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) Clinician PARS. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary: Patient Assessment and Referral Services (PARS) clinicians are responsible for all aspects of both telephone and face-to-face crisis intervention/psychiatric triage. They conduct psychiatric assessments which include: history of present illness, family, development, social and medical history, mental status exam; and psychiatric diagnosis. In consult with the on-call psychiatrist, the initial treatment plan, including level of care, is determined. In addition, the PARS clinicians assist with grief consultations as requested by PMC staff. They are also responsible for ongoing resource and referral development activities.

PARS Clinicians work closely with the business office, behavioral health nursing staff, and the Emergency Department staff, coordinating the entire assessment/admission process. For those patients needing alternative services, PARS Clinicians facilitate appropriate disposition (i.e. transfer to another facility, arranging intake appointments).

Essential Functions:

• Develops a positive engagement with the caller/patient, which facilitates an accurate interview.
• Schedules patients for evaluations, utilizing program-appropriate flow sheets.
• Triage phone calls: concise and complete assessments, appropriate follow-up, complete documentation on phone sheets.
• Completes assessment in well-written format and in a timely manner.
• Performs and documents mental status exam.
• Clinical impressions are supported by data.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to collect appropriate data, and complete assessments based on the age-specific needs.
• Provides information to patients and families regarding specific treatment programs.
• Performs functions of an Involuntary Emergency Admission as needed, including acting as petitioner when necessary, and attending/following through with the court system for the hearing.
• If appropriate consent is obtained, timely communication with outpatient therapist regarding admission/evaluation.
• Works actively with PMC in a liaison capacity around patient evaluations and transfer issues, and provides full psychiatric assessments when requested by the psychiatrist.
• Performs assessment, completes paperwork, in a reasonable amount of time.
• Consistently consults with a psychiatrist after assessments.
• Completes medical clearance section correctly.
• Accurately obtains all required consents at time of admission.
• Consistently adheres to patient confidentiality rights.
• Is knowledgeable of, and practices, all current seclusion and restraint techniques.
• Performs assessments in a safe environment.
• Obtains informed consent from patients.
• Educates patient regarding Patients Rights. Obtains signature that indicates understanding. Gives copy to patient.
• Files documents appropriately.
• Coordinates transfer of patients from other facilities for admission to the Behavioral Health Unit.
• Provides clinical assessments in the Emergency Department as requested.
• Along with the Business Office, provides financial assessments for all potential admissions, in order to provide information about both clinical and financial aspects of hospitalization. Works with Utilization to obtain insurance verifications.
• Responds to Code Grays as necessary.
• Makes report of homicidal patients utilizing Duty to Warn Policy when indicated.
• Files abuse reports according to policy as necessary.
• Completes daily physician assignment.
• Responds to PMC for clinical debriefings and grief work.
• Maintains accurate count of available beds through monitoring daily census. Coordinates waiting list if necessary.
• Assists on patient unit as requested by PARS Coordinator, Nursing Supervisor, Program Director.
• Adheres to unit/hospital standards of documentation.
• Completes annual competencies within appropriate time frame.
• Protect the confidentiality of information within areas of position responsibilities by preventing unauthorized release, both verbally and/or in writing.
• Promote a continuous effort in quality improvement, enhancing the services provided to patients, their families, physicians and members of the surgical services staff by demonstrating positive attitudes and positive actions through a display of courtesy, congeniality, cooperation, sensitivity and professionalism.
• Observe all health and safety requirements.
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed.
• Support the theme of service excellence as part of job related activities.
• Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Attendance: works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy.

Education & Qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree. AHA or American Red Cross BLS. CPI.
• Preferred: Post Graduate Degree

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Bachelors Degree

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

Parkland Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1983. We give patient's access to trained physicians, advanced technology and innovative approaches through our partnerships with the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and the New England Heart & Vascular Institute. Our 80+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Southern New Hampshire. We are accredited as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI from the American College of Cardiology. We are recognized as one of the Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission. Parkland has also earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® certification for Spine Surgery, Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement.

At Parkland Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Clinician PARS opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.