Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
South Carolina
Description Job Requirements Unit Description All patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) requesting an examination or treatment for a behavioral health condition will be provided an appropriate medical screening examination, an evaluation reasonably calculated to identify emergency medical/psychiatric conditions suggested by presenting signs and symptoms. This evaluation may require the use of diagnostic aids, symptom specific pathways, and/or specialty consultations. Emergency Center Behavioral Health Unit is a 19 bed Emergency Acute Crisis Unit. The patients that frequent the unit are in the midst of a true psychiatric emergency. The unit is a safe and ligature free area with continuous security camera observation due to the acuity of patients and their safety needs upon arrival. Patients transferring to this area may be experiencing suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts, or be experiencing active psychosis and or hallucinations. The staff consists of...