Behavioral Health Therapist - Mobile response (PRN)

• Salary Range: 
  • Bachelor's Level = $24.04 - $28.85 per hour
  • Master's Level Unlicensed = $27.89 - $33.47 per hour
  • Master's Level Licensed = $31.75 - 38.09 per hour
  • All levels based on relevant years of experience
• Location: Fort Collins, Colorado at our Longview Campus
• Status: On-Call (PRN)

Employees working at locations operating 24/7 earn a differential.  Shift differentials are also available for evenings, nights ($7 per hour), weekends and holidays. 

Role Overview:

As a Behavioral Health Therapist on the Mobile Crisis team, you will serve as an integral member of the service delivery team, providing comprehensive support to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. 

Services are delivered to individuals whose behavioral health needs cannot be safely managed in the community or in less restrictive settings, including those who may require longer-term respite care. This position involves cross-training and coverage across multiple programs and sites, including Garcia House, Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Mobile Response Services, and the Crisis Stabilization Unit.

Essential Duties: 

• Providing on-going crisis assessments, crisis intervention techniques, conduct de-escalation, safety planning, and maintaining clinical records and other reporting data for clients with mild to severe mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Observe clients in a variety of situations; assess mental status of client and formulate treatment plans and goals. Perform case management services as needed to assist clients to meet their goals as stated in their service/treatment plans. Refer clients to supportive services such as vocational, medical, social security, housing authority, etc.
• Conduct crisis intervention via telephone and/or face-to-face. Intervene and de-escalate crisis situations with clients. Assess the risk of harm to self or others, create comprehensive safety plans, and arrange needed resources.
• Assist clients in improving their well-being and quality of life by training in behavioral skills; educating clients to make informed choices; developing clients coping skills, helping clients to problem solve, and negotiating tasks of daily living.
• Document treatment plans, progress reports, group notes, individual notes, case.
• management notes, letters, faxes and phone calls. Follow the proper protocol for documentation as set forth by Quality Assurance and to third party payor’s requirements that have contracts with SummitStone.
• Maintain close and cooperative relationships with community agencies and other public agencies in carrying out treatment/recovery/service plans.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in the Human Services field from an accredited College or University required
• More than two years of experience in the mental health field and program application required

Highly Desired:

• Master's degree in the Human Services field from an accredited College or University preferred
• Experience in coordinating mental health intervention plans and services with other agencies preferred
• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred

There are opportunities within our team-based model to attend company-sponsored training programs, complete certifications (such as CAT or CAS) and to learn from seasoned colleagues daily. SummitStone provides clinical supervision toward licensure at no cost to the employee and reimburses any fees required for licensure.

Longview Campus is the new Acute Care Behavioral Health facility which serves Larimer County residents in need of urgent help with mental health and/or substance use disorders. SummitStone has the privilege of partnering closely with Larimer County on this venture. For more information click HERE.  

At SummitStone Health Partners, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community. 

We need your help to make this vision a reality.  

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic self. We actively seek team members with a variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we honor the whole self—embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language, and the many intersections of identity. We invite everyone to be part of our journey and proudly serve as an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit summitstone.org for more information about who we are. 

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SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know. 

This position will be open for a minimum of three days and/or until a top candidate is identified.