Mobile Response Team Clinician/Therapist

The Mobile Response Team of Bert Nash is part of the Douglas County Crisis Continuum and works in collaboration with service recipients and emergency systems to identify and make use of strategies to manage distress during and immediately after interaction, in the least restrictive environment.

The Mobile Response Team Clinician serves as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). The primary responsibility will be to safely respond in partnership with MRT teammates to provide solution-focused and recovery-oriented interventions at the point of a behavioral health crisis or concern in the community. The MRT responds to high acuity community members or those with complex circumstances for the purposes of clinical assessment, safety planning, and crisis stabilization. Ability to assess for, recognize, and effectively respond to potential or actual risks is essential. The goal of services provided is to allow individuals to remain in the community safely, whenever possible.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include but not limited to:

• Collaboration with MRT teammates (clinicians, case managers, peer support specialists, leadership) to provide a friendly and professional response to persons experiencing emergent or urgent psychiatric or personal issues and responding to them in-person/on-site as safely appropriate and necessary throughout Douglas County.
• Providing proactive outreach to prevent mental health crisis and/or criminal justice recidivism.
• To collaborate and coordinate with local law enforcement/EMS/hospital emergency department/community partners as appropriate and necessary to coordinate care and ensure a safe environment for the patient and staff providing mental health support and assessment.
• Providing crisis counseling oriented to best practices and involving clinical assessments (i.e. mental status exam, assessing suicidal or homicidal risk, assessing for appropriate levels of care, evaluation of whether this individual meets the inpatient psychiatric admission criteria when necessary).
• Conducting Mental Health Reform, Juvenile Justice Center and Douglas County Jail Assessments as requested and timely completion of all paperwork associated with the screening and assessments conducted prior to ending shift.
• Testifying in Court when involuntary hospitalization is required to assure safety.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of all client services, as defined by state licensing agencies, funding agencies, and Mental Health Center standards and requirements.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as circumstances warrant.

REQUIREMENTS include but not limited to:

• a Master's in a human Services field with State of Kansas licensing as a Social Worker (LMSW, LSCSW), Psychologist (LMLP or LCP), or Professional Counselor (LPC, LCPC). Applicants who meet full Kansas licensure requirements may be considered if Kansas licensure is obtained by time of an employment offer and licensure is pending confirmation at the time of employment.
• ability to be responsible and work independently and in tandem with others;
• positive interpersonal skills with ability to promote and maintain a high performing work environment with positive team dynamic;
• the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• willing to strongly advocate for the best interests of those receiving services and have a strong passion for Public Service.
• ability to work with persons with severe and persistent mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and/or substance abuse issues, especially those experiencing a psychiatric crisis;
• ability to work independently and as a member of a crisis services team;
• possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations.

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