Mobile Crisis Responder (Pool/PRN)

About the role

Connections Health Solutions is a leading provider of immediate-access behavioral health crisis care. Our team combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment to stabilize individuals in crisis and connect them to community-based resources for ongoing recovery.

Responsibilities

• Works as a member of a community based mobile crisis response team providing mental health assessment to a wide variety of individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis in a variety of settings.
• Collaborates with local law enforcement in the prevention of detention by law enforcement, inappropriate use of emergency services, and psychiatric hospitalization.
• Collaborates with community agencies for supportive care.
• Provides crisis stabilization services to a variety of individuals in a variety of settings.
• Affords assistance to and collaborates with law enforcement on mental health related calls through the gathering of relevant collateral information, providing of resources to individuals and families, and coordination with community providers.
• Provides a variety of crisis intervention and prevention services in community settings, including jails, hospitals, and private settings.
• Services will include crisis counseling and case management, consultation, transportation, and documentation of all services provided.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources for individuals and families.
• Provides follow-up and coordination of care for individuals in distress.
• May provide testimony in court in civil commitment cases.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 0-2 years of experience
• Valid driver’s license and insurable under company policy
• Valid certification or complete training of the following: First Aid and CPR, De-escalation Training

Qualifications

• Must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company’s exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment
• Must be able to pass the following background checks: Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Criminal Background Check, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check

Skills

• Knowledge and ability to assess availability of and make appropriate referral to community resources
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact in a professional manner with a number of professional and consumer groups, often in stressful circumstances
• Ability to prioritize and respond appropriately to simultaneous demands

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families
• Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• 401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)
• Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays
• Company-paid parental leave available to eligible employees

Pay

• Monday-Thursday Nights: $+2/hr
• Friday-Sunday Nights: $+3/hr
• Saturday-Sunday Days: $+2/hr

Schedule

• Full-time only