Mobile Crisis Clinician - Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

Do you have crisis intervention experience? Do you want to work as part of a police-based team?

Come join our team of compassionate and experienced staff at Baltimore County Crisis Response!

Who We Are :

Santé is a dynamic and leading community-based behavioral health services organization. Our job is to offer rapid response and compassionate care to individuals or groups through comprehensive mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Santé is seeking Full-time Mobile Crisis Clinicians to work day, evening, and overnight shifts and join our frontline crisis intervention team in Timonium, MD . As a Mobile Crisis Specialist, you will work as part of a police-based team, which includes partnering with a police officer to respond to behavioral health crises in the community. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with community partners, families, and other involved parties.

What You’ll Do :

• Perform assessments and crisis intervention, including de-escalation, crisis planning, implementation, and treatment plans.
• Effectively communicate clients’ needs while making internal agency or community referrals.
• Perform a diagnostic assessment
• Perform an on-scene assessment and treatment plan
• Educate individuals about mental health, substance abuse, available community resources, and the agency’s services.
• Complete documentation in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Competently make decisions about the need for an emergency petition and / or alternative psychiatric evaluation
• Ability to complete an emergency petition and educate any appropriate party on the process
• Be able to address population of child, adolescent, adult, dual-diagnosis, co-occurring and elderly
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the medical implications when working with substance abuse consumers
• Work with families and involved persons to de-escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment
• Provide accurate clinical information to family and involved persons related to recommendations and possibilities for treatment
• Work in a professional and collaborative way with police, fire and other community agencies when asked to do so.
• Provide consultation and coordination to ER staff, if ER evaluation is necessary
• Appropriately and effectively document clinical and non-clinical information, regarding consumers, using CRS procedures
• Participate in and complete all required trainings
• Provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed
• Check work e-mail and EMR according to agency protocol
• Abide by all Federal, State and local confidentiality regulations (ie : HIPAA, 42CFR Part 2, etc)
• Comply with all mandatory reporting and duty to warn, according to Federal, State and local regulations

What You’ll Get :

Salary is dependent on licensure and experience.

What We Require :

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job, and we believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem-solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Disclaimers :

Work Environment : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee may be required to ride in a vehicle for extended periods of time and walk to wherever is necessary to perform assessment. As we operate as a 365 day per year service, Mobile Crisis Specialists must be available for day, evening, weekend and holiday shifts, as scheduled. While every effort may be made to create a schedule that meets the individual staff person’s needs, the schedule is created first and foremost to meet the needs of the program. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Driving / Travel : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to drive a company vehicle. The employee must possess a valid Driver’s License, proof of current automobile insurance and may not have more than two (2) points on their driving record.

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. This is a fast-paced position with constant activity. The employee must be able to quickly escape from an emergency situation, which may include running, climbing, balancing or crawling. Must have adequate visual acuity to interact with the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and accurately input data. Will need to move about up to 75% of work shift either on-site or in the community. Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of work shift. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Santé Group Companies aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcomed, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values. Santé Group Companies is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify. http : / / www1.eeoc.gov / employers / upload / eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf