Clinician - Crisis Walk - In

Position Summary:

Under supervision, performs crisis assessments, psychosocial assessments, treatment planning/monitoring, and discharge planning. Provides immediate crisis care to clients who are requiring complex intervention for both mental health and substance use disorders in a crisis setting. Crisis care includes but is not limited to crisis assessments, obtaining collateral information, engaging with natural support of client in crisis and determining level of care needed. Services will be provided as part of an interdisciplinary team in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC).

Job Responsibilities and Performance Standards:

1. Performs job responsibilities under supervision.

•  Performs clinical assessments of the behavioral health needs of those presenting for services
•  Determines appropriate services and alternate plans of care within an established time frame.
•  Performs or directs the intake process ensuring patient's/client's/consumer's information (medical, psychological, and financial) is     assembled  accurately to process applications.
•  Assigns appropriate priority to eligible applicants and refers ineligible ones to other community services.

1.  Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas.

•  Communicates accurately and clearly to the patient/client/consumer and his/her family members/significant others the identified treatment goals.
•  Monitors patient's/client's/consumer's progress through interviews, discussions with team members, chart reviews or other methods. Accurately conveys progress information to family members/significant others, as appropriate.
•  Writes concise, accurate, clear progress notes in the patient's/client's/consumer's chart as required by policy.
   

1. Acts as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve crisis.

•  Develops and maintains a network of community contacts.
•  Participates in strategy or review sessions, committees, and task force work to facilitate linkages and communication.
•  Represents the facility in planned community meetings.
•  Participates in meetings pertaining to case management, case collaboration and discharge planning providing appropriate   patient/consumer information.
•  Makes referrals to appropriate agencies for support services
   

1. Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences, and the like.

•  Attends seminars and professional meetings when available.
•  Maintains a continuing education program by attending in-service training when scheduled.
•              Maintains professional knowledge by reading up-to-date articles, books, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Clinician 1: Master’s degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND eligibility to be licensed in the state of Georgia.
• Clinician 2: Master’s degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND associate licensure in the state of Georgia.
• Clinician 3: Master’s degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND full clinical licensure in the state of Georgia.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) work experience in community behavioral health service delivery.
• Knowledge of substances use disorder treatment models.
• Knowledge of severe and persistent mental illness and their treatment models
• Strong communication skills including recovery language.

Salary : $30 - $40