Crisis Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Crisis Support Specialist

Chandler, Arizona

Provides crisis intervention expertise and counseling directly to patients during evening and weekend / holiday hours by performing the following duties personally.

Responsible for ensuring that all critical tasks are fulfilled on a timely basis.

Responsibilities

• Maintains exclusive focus upon patients, the quality of their condition and care, and their individual needs without significant distraction by administrative and non-patient contact activities.
• Complies fully with all patient medical records and information privacy regulations, state and federal.
• Takes all steps necessary to fully ensure employee patient and medical data confidentiality and security.
• Ensures that patients receiving care are well cared for according to state and federal regulations as well as contemporary behavioral health practices.
• Provides crisis intervention services directly to patients and residents while ensuring that repetitive crises on individual bases are prevented.
• Utilizes professional expertise to prevent negative outcomes such as violence, anti-social behavior, suicide and self-victimizing trauma, and develops patient / family / community safety plans.

Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in Counseling or Social Work required.
• Current independent licensure from Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as either LPC, LCSW, LMSW, LISAC, LAMFT, LASAC, LMFT
• Two to five years of recent experience within a residential mental health and / or substance abuse treatment facility with at least two recent years of experience successfully counseling individuals in crisis situations.
• Experience within a multi-cultural health care environment strongly preferred, with Native American direct patient serving experience required.
• Arizona drivers’ license with no major violations during the prior five years.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse cultures.

Company Description

APN Staffing and Employment Solutions is a recruiting firm specialized in working with clients and candidates in the healthcare and automotive industry.

While hiring employees can be an extremely rewarding experience, it takes time and attention that companies don’t often have.

Since 1991, APN has placed over 15,000 candidates by listening to the needs, personality and style of clients and candidates to find the right fit for the team.

Working with companies of all sizes in the private, non-profit and government sectors to provide permanent placements, temporary-to-permanent placements and contract staffing, APN prides itself on our ability to retain client and candidate relationships.

What was originally a small business with one employee specializing in the automotive industry is now a profitable company spanning multiple industries, working with clients and candidates across the country.

Nearly 30 years later, our mission still stands strong To provide our clients with the best , and we will do that for you with honesty and integrity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact us for more information!

Company Description

APN Staffing and Employment Solutions is a recruiting firm specialized in working with clients and candidates in the healthcare and automotive industry.

While hiring employees can be an extremely rewarding experience, it takes time and attention that companies don’t often have.

r n r nSince 1991, APN has placed over 15,000 candidates by listening to the needs, personality and style of clients and candidates to find the right fit for the team.

Working with companies of all sizes in the private, non-profit and government sectors to provide permanent placements, temporary-to-permanent placements and contract staffing, APN prides itself on our ability to retain client and candidate relationships.

What was originally a small business with one employee specializing in the automotive industry is now a profitable company spanning multiple industries, working with clients and candidates across the country.

r n r nNearly 30 years later, our mission still stands strong To provide our clients with the best , and we will do that for you with honesty and integrity.

r n r nWe are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

r n r nPlease contact us for more information!