Crisis Therapist

Job Description

As a Crisis Therapist in the Adult Behavioral Health Program , you will be responsible for the following :

• Provide screening, assessment and crisis intervention services via telehealth to adult members of the community who are referred by local police.
• Determine the appropriate level of care and services needed, and the least restrictive setting in which those services can be provided.
• Provide transitional support, advocacy and care coordination services in-person and / or via telehealth until these adults initiate or resume ongoing mental health and / or substance use treatment services with the facility or another mental health provider.
• Required to be available via pre-programmed tablets for calls that are referred for screening and intervention by local police departments that have established business agreements with the facility.
• Crisis screening services will be available 24 hours each day, including holidays and weekends.
• Must be available to respond immediately to crisis calls during scheduled on-call hours. They will share on-call responsibilities during business hours with other ABH team members and will assist with after-hours on-call coverage on a voluntary basis as their individual schedules allow.
• Responsible to provide crisis intervention and ongoing mental health treatment services to ABH clients who are receiving intensive case management services, including those who are on active Assisted Outpatient Treatment orders and those deemed Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. Services are delivered in-person in the office or community and / or via telehealth.
• Regular working hours are Monday through Thursday 8 : 30 am to 7 pm, Friday 8 : 30 am to 5 pm and Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Flexible scheduling is available. Some evening and / or weekend hours may be required based on program needs.
• Position will have some after hours work as they work with the local PD when they get calls. There's a stipend involved with that, as well.

Travel : Mileage Reimbursement when personal vehicle used - IRS standard. .64 per mile

Any training paid for by Facility .

Facility believes that their team members are their most valuable resources, and we invest in them accordingly. They offer their employees a competitive salary, flexible scheduling opportunities, a team-oriented work environment and much more!

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance. 401K. PTO.

Paid holidays include : New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, ½ day for Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after (Black Friday), Christmas eve and Christmas Day.

Qualification / Requirement :

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority / Gender / Disability / Religion / LGBTQI / Age / Veterans. ”