Clinical Access Clinician
Core
First point of contact for students seeking mental health care, conducting clinical evaluations, triage, and facilitating connections to appropriate services.
Role type
Senior IC clinical access clinician (mental health triage)
Builds
Student mental health care pathways and resource connections
Domain
Higher education mental health services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Clinical evaluation, risk assessment, triage, resource navigation, electronic health record documentation, crisis management, interdisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience with substance addiction, eating disorders, multicultural adjustment, emergency care
Technologies
Electronic health record systems, Access database
Responsibilities
Conduct initial phone consultations and clinical evaluations; screen for safety and risk factors; determine appropriate provider assignments; maintain a clinical caseload for short-term therapy; facilitate urgent care appointments; respond to student questions about covered services; participate in quality assurance and improvement activities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC