Mental Health Professional I - Mobile Crisis - Spartanburg

Job Responsibilities

Under limited supervision, you will provide rapid and mobile crisis intervention services in cooperation with county first responders to individuals who are best reached in their communities in order to efficiently meet needs for immediate safety/de-escalation and referral to appropriate level of follow-up care. In addition to normal work schedule, employee will take on-call shifts for hourly pay to assist in providing 24/7 crisis response. Provide service in a culturally sensitive manner.

• Provide emergency assessments of clients experiencing crisis.
• Conduct face-to-face consultations as needed, with the expectation of arriving no later than 60 minutes after the receipt of the call.
• Participate in on-call rotation and help to ensure that all on-call shifts are covered.
• Serve as a provider of crisis intervention service, by administering brief individual and/or family therapy to address the crisis situation, and to identify triggers for crisis situation, and to identify triggers for crisis behavior (to include development of a crisis safety plan up initiating the process of involuntary commitment).
• Compile with all applicable Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance, and Cultural Competency policies, procedures, and regulations, and all Federal and State Laws as well as attend trainings classified as mandatory be Federal and State regulations.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in guidance, counseling, or the social sciences and two (2) years of experience in clinical setting.
• In order to be credentialed for core services as a Mental Health Professional as the SC Office of Mental Health, applicants must provide evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care. This experience may be documented as a practicum or internship during graduate program, or post clinical experience.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

Have practical therapeutic knowledge of principles, methods, and counseling practices and procedures for diagnosis and treatment of behavioral ad mental disorders.

Be able to identify and effectively utilize resources available in the community to accomplish objectives.

Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, families and representatives of other professional disciplines.

Be able to present clear and comprehensive oral and written reports.

Routine supervision provided by supervisor.

Be able to operate a state vehicle.

Be able to pass CPR and Managing in the Psychiatric Settings (MAPS) Certification.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *