Centennial Mental Health Center Inc. - Emergency Response Provider

Centennial Mental Health Center Inc.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responds to emergency and crisis calls from clients, families, law enforcement, schools, and other referral sources

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responds and provides assessment and reputed company services to individuals experiencing behavioral health or substance use emergencies/crises during reputed company scheduled shifts
• Follows agency standards of practice, policies and procedures regarding behavioral health crisis responses
• Works with individuals, families, law enforcement and other agencies to coordinate appropriate level of care in crisis and emergency situations
• Coordinates with other specified authorizing agencies to determine necessity of inpatient treatment
• Obtains required authorizations prior to arranging inpatient treatment
• Works as a team member providing back-up coverage, establishing monthly on-call schedules, providing clinical expertise in areas of interest, and supporting overall crisis reputed company services.
• Provides coverage of fifteen (15) 24-hour shifts per month
• Places high value on customer service to individuals in crisis as well as referral sources
• Documents reputed company emergency calls in the center’s electronic health record and communicates to team members as required for Continuity of Care
• Completes paperwork for involuntary hospitalizations as applicable, including required 27-65 CRS documentation, in a timely and accurate manner
• Arranges transportation to in-patient settings reputed company needed and obtains authorizations reputed company needed from specified agencies
• Provides emergency support and evaluations for CMHC clinical staff as needed
• Performs reputed company calls in conjunction with other providers, case managers and law enforcement
• Assists with Continuity of Care duties as needed
• Attends reputed company agency and professional trainings as assigned
• Attends supervision and team meetings as scheduled
• Performs other job duties as assigned

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Psychology, reputed company Work, Counseling or reputed company clinical discipline

- this role is reputed company to Licensed (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW) and Candidacy applicants

EXPERIENCE

Documented experience in crisis reputed company, assessment, and management in either outpatient, residential, or inpatient setting.

EXPERIENCE

Documented experience in crisis reputed company, assessment, and management in either outpatient, residential, or inpatient setting.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work well with special populations along with maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Ability to reputed company accurate Mental Status and Lethality assessment
• Skills working with DSM
• Ability to serve culturally diverse populations that may have a bearing on service provision
• Knowledge of geographic area and resources
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates effective time management and the ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of basic computer literacy such as e-mail communication and word processing
• Ability to travel reputed company the Center’s service area or to other locations as needed