Mobile Crisis Clinician

General Purpose
The Mobile Crisis Clinician works with a team to meet the needs of persons
whose lives are disrupted or complicated by mental illness, behavioral
disturbances, substance use issues, or the inability to function or
maintain in the community.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive emergency client evaluations.
Makes arrangements with emergency personnel or resources to provide care for
the client.
Assesses clients behavioral health status, and provides evidence based
intervention strategies.
Provides risk assessment and intervention as part of the interdisciplinary
team.
Provides a care management approach around psychosocial/behavioral health
needs.
Collaborates with various medical providers and additional service providers
to coordinate care.
Works as part of a team of clinicians, specialists, aids, case managers
and psychiatric providers.
Responsible for On-Call Crisis intervention during set hours.
Documents all patient contacts and other clinical information in the health
record system.
Provides community-based crisis assessment and intervention.
Provides community outreach and education.
Provides telephonic and in-person crisis assessment, triage and intervention.
Provides flexibility and accommodation as needed.
Serves as an information resource to clinical team.
Participates in job-related training sessions and seminars.
Attends required staff meetings.
Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
Transports or arranges for transportation as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Duties (if any)
None
Job Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
Possesses excellent organizational skills.
Possesses knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures
and treatments.
Possesses excellent interpersonal and team skills.
Ability to provide rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and
treatment/management.
Demonstrates cultural sensitivity and competency in age specific behaviors.
Knowledge of life span development.
Knowledge of community resources.
Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for patients.
Ability to gather and analyze data, draw conclusions, and make
recommendations.
Ability to prioritize decisions based upon multiple criteria and identifiable
standards.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to maintain objectivity and confidentiality.
Ability to use reliable personal transportation and a clean driving record.
Ability to carry out up to 8, 24-hour shifts per month.
Education or Formal Training:
Masters degree in social work, clinical psychology, or closely related field.
Colorado license preferred (LPC, LCSW, LAC, LMFT).
Experience:
Experience working with those who have mental illness and substance use
disorders.
Experience completing psychiatric crisis assessments and formulating treatment
plans; doing at-risk assessments, crisis intervention, and brief therapy.

Working Conditions and Other Conditions of Employment
Working Environment:
This job operates in a fast paced, professional office environment and
routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers,
phones, photocopiers. The position may require travel to conferences,
meetings and branch locations on a regular or intermittent basis. Work may
involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme
temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or
loud noises. In the health center environment, there is potential for
contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases, as well as
potential for contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals. There could be
interaction with persons who are mentally ill, disabled, elderly and
emotionall
Physical Activities:
These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job.
This is a largely sedentary role but can involve standing or sitting for
extended periods of time, bending at the waist, and using hands and
fingers to handle and file papers or operate assigned equipment. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Employee may also have to lift 10 to 25 lbs. unassisted.
Conditions of Employment:
TB screening, federally required drug… For full info follow application
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where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. Were proud to be an
equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive