Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is actively recruiting a part-time Psych Tech or Certified Peer Support Specialist to work in the Davis County Receiving Center, a 23-72 hour alternative to inpatient hospitalization or incarceration that specializes in short-term crisis resolution. This facility provides observation, screening and social detoxification for police drop-offs, emergency department transfers and walk-in crisis services. The primary purpose of the Receiving Center is to provide a short length of stay and a focus on stabilizing the crisis and returning a person to community supports.

The Davis County Receiving Center will operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

The Receiving Center (RC) is a fast-paced, crisis environment. Peers at the RC utilize their recovery story to motivate, inspire, encourage, and engage clients in the first step of the recovery process. RC peers are expected to assist in rapid coordination of care, effectively de-escalate clients, dispose of contraband, inventory client items, maintain boundaries and help clients follow RC policy and procedure. A team motivated peer with strong assertive communication and conflict resolution skills, who can effectively multi-task, establish and maintain boundaries and present as a good role model to clients is strongly preferred.

Job Description

Psych Techs and Peers at the RC are front-line staff who work directly with the clients. Duties assigned to the Psych Techs and Peers include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

• Assist clients in accomplishing treatment objectives as outlined by clinical/medical staff and observe and reinforce positive progress that clients make towards recovery goals.
• Provide rapid coordination of care within the agency and work with other community agencies alongside and on behalf of clients.
• Understanding of residential crisis and high criminal risk environment and have the ability to work with and provide support to clients detoxing from illicit bstances, are serious and persistently mentally ill, etc.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate skills development groups and assist clinical staff in group activities as needed.
• Assist clients in learning life skills that will increase their success in their home and community.
• Providing direct supervision and support of the clients on the unit to include crisis intervention, 15-minute visual checks and other various activities.
• Monitoring of client’s behaviors, intervening quickly to provide de-escalation services and maintain client/staff safety. Follow agency protocol for consequences to clients as needed in a respectful manner.
• Documentation of client behaviors, case management activities, group services and visual checks.
• Take crisis calls and apply crisis intervention skills to clients experiencing distress. Consulting and referring to clinical staff for support.
• Transport clients utilizing agency vehicle to treatment and other off-unit approved activities.
• Be able to obtain food handlers permit within 30 days of hire (agency will support as needed) and serve meals to clients.
• Ability to move quickly and efficiently through intake and discharge process.
• Ability to do outbound phone calls to provide support and coordination of care to clients who have discharged from the facility.
• Searching of the facility and client belongings.
• Be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Understanding of personal and professional boundaries, distress tolerance, problem solving and decision-making skills and apply interpersonal communication skills to problem solve directly with clients and co-workers in a high stress crisis environment.
• Attends all relevant employee training classes and clinical staff meetings.
• Ability to sit and stand frequently throughout the shift.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. to assist in inventorying of client items upon intake/discharge and putting away supplies.
• Light cleaning duties to include the ability to bend down and wipe down of mattresses, clean high traffic areas, taking out the garbage, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Location

The Davis County Receiving Center is located in Layton, Utah.

Shift

The successful candidates will fill one of the schedules below:

• Friday 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
• Saturday 4:00 pm to 12:00 am
• Sunday 4:00 pm to 12:00 am
• 1-2 on-call shifts per week

Compensation & Shift Differentials

The hourly rate for this position is outlined below

• $17.00 per hour for Psych Techs or peer candidates without a bachelors degree
• $18.00 per hour for peer candidates with a bachelors degree and no professional license

Shift Differentials

Employees working during the swing shift (3:00 pm to 11:00 pm) will receive a 2% shift differential. Staff working during the graveyard shift (11:00 pm to 7:00 am) or any weekend shift (Saturday 12:00 am to Monday 12:00 am) will receive a 15% shift differential.

Davis Behavioral Health

DBH is committed to excellence in community-based behavioral health treatment, progressive, vital and continually responsive to the needs of the community, and advocates for the behavioral health needs of our clients.

Davis Behavioral Health understands that excellent clinicians are vital to meeting the standards established by its mission and vision statements.

It is highly preferred that individuals who are interested in obtaining employment at DBH, their spouse, or one of their dependents not be actively receiving services at DBH except for medication management services to eliminate/avoid possible conflicts or uncomfortable boundaries.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

All staff at the Davis County Receiving Center are required to be First Aid and CPR certified within 30 days of hire.

The successful candidate must be certified as a Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) by the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Candidates who meet eligibility requirements to become a CPSS (http://hsemployee.utah.gov/dsamh/cps/) will also be considered with the expectation that certification as a Targeted Case Manager (TCM) is completed within the first 30 days of employment and certification as a Peer Support Specialist is completed as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months after hire.

Requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist include:

• Have lived experience and be a person in sustained recovery for at least one year from Mental Health and or Substance Use.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Have at least a HS diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications to become a certified Targeted Case Manager through the State of Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health include:

• 400 hours of work, volunteer, and/or education experience in human services or a related field
• Required 40-hour case management practicum and examination provided by DBH during the TCM certification class.

Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.

Davis Behavioral Health utilizes an electronic medical record, which requires proficiency in computer-related skills.

Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.
The successful candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment background screening, drug screening, and have a clean driving record.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients that have sever mental illness, are hard working, can work both independently and successfully within a small outreach team.

In addition, the following skills/qualities are required for the Certified Peer Specialist position:

• Be a self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services
• Have personal experience and knowledge of recovery
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Have demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing
• Be able to establish trusting relationships with their peers
• Be able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Be able to work evenings and weekends
• Have good knowledge of city’s public transit system
• Be able to use computer to record services or be willing to learn
• May need to be able to climb stairs when visiting individuals in their apartments/residences

The part-time positions at DBH are not eligible to participate in the agency's benefits program.

All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agency's robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well.