What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mobile Crisis Clinician position at Medical Advantage Recruiters?
We are seeking a mobile crisis specialist which includes a flexible schedule and the ability to work partially from home. Great opportunity with a signing bonus of $500 paid upon start-date!
The Mobile Crisis Specialist serves as a member of the Crisis Intervention Team, and as such has responsibilities to provide crisis intervention and responsibilities to provide crisis intervention and resolution twenty-four (24) hours per day, every day. Linkage and referral capabilities with a twenty-four (24) hour emergency hotline have been established to assure prompt and adequate response by the Mobile Crisis Specialist. Crisis response staff shall have twenty-four (24) hour per day access to a physician for consultation and emergency face-to-face intervention when appropriate. Mobile Crisis Specialist provides services to individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health (addiction/substance abuse and mental health) issues, recognizing that the individuals we serve often have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment. Mobile Crisis Specialist demonstrates a warm and welcoming empathic, hopeful attitude, conveying a philosophy of dual recovery. Mobile Crisis Specialist will be trained in trauma-informed care and will work to help provide services in an environment that is sensitive and responsive which will prevent victimization, abuse, or trauma as a result of the care received. 7 on and 7 off schedule.
Education:
Mobile Crisis Specialist will meet the following educational and experience requirements:
- A master’s degree in behavioral health meeting the criteria as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) as outlined by Missouri Department of Mental Health, having completed a clinical practicum/internship or
- A Qualified Addition Professional (QAP) as outlined by the Missouri Department of Mental Health or
- A bachelor’s degree in a human services field with at least three (3) years of experience in behavioral health, required. Experience is considered as a combination of direct work experience, approved graduate-level education, and/or graduate-level clinical internship.
Responsibilities:
- Assure that the following basic principles of crisis intervention underlie delivery of these services:
o Assistance must be easily accessed and immediately available.
o Crisis should be viewed in systems terms, suggesting the need to involve significant others to resolve the precipitating event, if possible.
o Crisis services should focus on the present and reduce stress and tension.
o Medication may be a necessary strategy to reduce stress.
o Active intervention including advocacy, supportive guidance, and identification of adaptive responses are generally required to solve the crisis.
- Provide crisis/emergency services and consultations to identified patients at the specified hospital of their choice when requested. This shall include patients who have been admitted to a medical floor and whose current case manager is unavailable.
- Honor all requests for consultation on patients who have been admitted to a hospital floor for medical or psychiatric reasons. Provide consultative services for these hospital patients and assist with the deposition and referrals.
- Provide emergency services, including screening to the Barton, Jasper, McDonald, and Newton County jails at the site of the jail when appropriate.
- Be knowledgeable in involuntary detention laws and procedures and consults with the area Mental Health Coordinator and/or Community Behavioral Health Liaison.
- Report to the Crisis Services Supervisor for program specific supervision and shall be under the administration of the Director and Assistant Director of Crisis Services.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Kurt Schussler
Managing Partner
Medical Advantage Recruiters
15305 Dallas Parkway, 12th Floor
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: 817-491-5260
Direct: 817-491-5260
E-mail: kurt@medicaladvantage.net
www.medicaladvantage.net
Pay: $72,237.24 - $86,995.39 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $72,237 - $86,995