What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crisis Services Clinician position at Sinnissippi Centers?
Together we inspire wellness.
Through hope & healing, Sinnissippi Centers strives to empower all to live their best lives.
Our Crisis Clinicians meet with individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency in local facilities and institutions including our offices, emergency rooms, police departments, etc. to complete assessments while focusing on collaboration with consumer support and recovery-oriented structures. This position is based out of our Dixon Crisis Team hub that dispatches to provide community based services.
Objectives
- Crisis evaluation and disposition
- Completes mental health and substance abuse assessments/evaluations to individuals presenting in crisis or requesting face-to-face or via telehealth consultation:
- Contact a physician (Psychiatrist or Emergency Department provider) for disposition recommendations
- Documents within the patient's medical record(s) within time requirements
- Completes appropriate paperwork for processing patient assessment/ disposition and legal requirements
- Case management
- Assists team to locate available facilities outside of our local community
- Obtaining insurance authorizations
- Assists patients in connecting to our community's resources
Requirements
- Mental Health Professional or MHP (one of the following required): A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field; a bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; a practical nurse license under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]
- Ability to work independently at times
- Completes accurate assessment and diagnoses
- Application of critical thinking
- Great interpersonal skills
- Positive and professional attitude
- Good written and oral communication.
- Able to plan and organize their work.
- Recognizes signs of suicidal behavior
- Flexibility
- Motivated and energetic to support team when needed with a variety of tasks and assessments in multiple locations
- Reliable transportation
Salary: $51,405 - $59,758 (MHP/bachelor's level); $59,116 - $68,870 (QMHP/master's level)
Sinnissippi Centers offers a competitive benefits package and healthcare plan.
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Agency-provided Life insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) Retirement plan with 50% - employer match
Equal Employment Opportunity
YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers, we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. We proudly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are vital to our mission, vision, and values and are important for healthy communities. Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma-informed care, driven by diversity, equity, and inclusion, creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves-as consumers, staff, and community members.
There is no room for prejudice or discrimination in our mission, vision, or values.
Our Vision: Through hope and healing, empowering all to live their best lives.
Our Values: Compassion, Empathy, Inclusion, Advocacy, Innovation and Humor.
Salary : $51,405 - $59,758