Mobile Crisis Specialist

About the role

Santé is seeking a Full Time Mobile Crisis Specialist to serve on our frontline crisis intervention team in Elkton, MD. 4:00pm to 12:00am M-F. This position is not available remotely.

Responsibilities

• Perform a danger assessment, a crisis assessment, an environmental assessment upon entry to the community situation and lethality assessment
• Perform a diagnostic assessment
• Perform an on-scene assessment and treatment plan
• Effectively perform crisis intervention including de-escalation, crisis planning and implementation
• Able to show knowledge of various community referrals, mental health and non-mental health
• Able to make appropriate referrals, providing follow-up accordingly to ensure linkage
• Competently make decisions about the need for an emergency petition and/or alternative psychiatric evaluation
• Able to complete an emergency petition and educate any appropriate party on the process
• Be able to address population of child, adolescent, adult, dual-diagnosis, co-occurring and elderly
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the medical implications when working with substance abuse consumers
• Work with families and involved persons to de-escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment
• Provide accurate clinical information to family and involved persons related to recommendations and possibilities for treatment
• Work in a professional and collaborative way with police, fire and other community agencies when asked to do so
• Provide consultation and coordination to ER staff, if ER evaluation is necessary
• Able to appropriately and effectively document clinical and non-clinical information, regarding consumers, using CRS procedures
• Participate in and complete all required trainings
• Able to provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed
• Able to check work e-mail and EMR according to agency protocol
• Able to provide clinical supervision and mentoring to interns and/or lesser licensed staff
• Able to abide by all Federal, State and local confidentiality regulations (i.e.: HIPAA, 42CFR Part 2, etc.)
• Able to comply with and follow all of the programs’ contractual and operational requirements, as outlined by your manager
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Social Work
• 5 years related experience
• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance

What We Offer

• Salary Range: $25-30 per hour depending on licensure and experience
• Competitive benefits package including a 403(b) with company match
• Financial assistance for licensure fees
• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts
• Company-wide wellness program
• The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home