JOB REQUIREMENTS: Overview Janesville, Wisconsin Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon: Employee engagement, empowerment and growth Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization The Behavioral Health Worker assesses and assists with the mental/psychiatric health and educational needs of child-adolescent/patients/residents, by providing specialized services in order to meet identified patient or child and family needs. This role serves as the Patient/child\'s case worker and coordinates/facilitates program activities, interagency referral sources, acts as a community liaison, is the primary family contact person and promotes appropriate utilization of resources to contribute to improved patient/resident satisfaction and outcomes. The Behavioral Health Worker acts as an advocate, as a resource to patient/child/families and staff, and as a key player of the interdisciplinary team for continued care/discharge/aftercare planning. The Behavioral Health Worker assists the Team leader in the daily operations of the program services, and collaborates closely with the Clinical Therapist/multi-disciplinary team in regard to treatment of each child-adolescent/patient/resident. The Behavioral Health Worker also assists with assessment, treatment planning, and coordination of program care, as well as aftercare and discharge needs. Participate in program QA and PI as assigned. Once trained, the behavioral health worker may be expected to work rotating weekend\'s on-call, as assigned. Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities The BH worker operates in close collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying the patient/child\'s behavioral/mental health problem. Assists in assessing participants for continuing treatment needs, prepares patient histories, discharges, and creates treatment plan of care. May be responsible for providing behavioral health screening/services to patients presenting in the Emergency Department. Assists in assessing patient needs and develops appropriate dispositional plans and coordinates care with the appropriate departments. Maintains strong communication and relationship with ED staff and Psychiatrists. Secondarily, works in close collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying patient\'s health... For full info follow application link. EOE&AA/M/F/Vet/Disabled. Mercy is an equal employment opportunity employer functioning under Affirmative Action Plans. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/8901EF1A051E4026