Saint Louis, Missouri
Posted: 12-Jun-26
Location: Florissant, Missouri
Categories:
Internal Number: 111494
- Up to a 2300 sign on Bonus
- Shift Details: 2 shifts in a 6-week schedule period. (Requires two on call shifts per month, one is a weekend). No holiday rotation.
- Must have either an RN, LPC, or LCSW licensure or Provisional PLPC or LMSW
- Looking for candidates that live in the Missouri or Illinois area.
- Patients: You will perform crisis evaluations across 13 BJC facilities virtually with behavioral health and substance use patients and clients
- Team Dynamic: (QMHPs and Navigators), hospital physicians and APP staff, nurses, unit secretaries, psychiatrists, collateral information providers
- Ideal Skill Set: Good communication skills, technology skills, critical thinking skills, ability to handle multiple tasks
- Job responsibilities: Perform crisis evaluations for behavioral health patients in the Emergency Departments and behavioral health/substance use patients in inpatient units across BJC. Provide resources as necessary and appropriate, complete safety plans, talk with friends/family of patients for collateral information, complete affidavits if necessary, collaborate with physicians, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists. Attend/attest to mandatory meetings and trainings.
Overview
BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) provides comprehensive evaluation and education services to mental health and chemically dependent patients. This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team that will work with multiple health services organizations (HSOs) to address the needs of the patient. This position provides in-person services, as well as via teleheatlh.
Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Education
Experience
Supervisor Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred Requirements
Education
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we?re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer