Mobile Crisis Therapist (PT, Days)

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.
• Ensures follow up care and collaborates with community agencies for supportive care.
• Provides assistance to and collaborates with law enforcement on mental health related calls through the clinical assessment process, gathering of relevant collateral information, providing of resources to individuals and families, and coordination with community providers.
• Provides emergency psychotherapy, evaluates clinical need for hospitalization, and evaluates appropriateness for involuntary treatment according to legal criteria.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources for individuals and families.
• Handles sensitive and confidential information, responds to emergency situations, and establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Provides a variety of crisis intervention and prevention services in a community setting, including jails, hospitals, and private settings.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources for individuals and families.
• Provides follow-up and coordination of care for individuals in distress.
• May provide written reports to county attorney and court and/or testify in court in civil commitment cases.

Requirements

• Must be licensed or license eligible as LCPC or LCSW in the State of Montana.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable under company policy.
• Must have valid certification or complete training of the following: First Aid and CPR, De-escalation Training.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with mental health crises.
• Certified Mental Health Professional in the State of Montana.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient knowledge of the principles and practices, theories, laws and authorities of counseling and social work that include therapeutic theories, community resources, health care records management, interpersonal relations, common safety hazards and precautions, and the ability to apply knowledge and maintain accurate charts and records.

Benefits

• Full-time only: Comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Company-paid parental leave available to eligible employees.
• Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support.

Pay

• Maximize Your Earnings With Additional Hourly Pay +$2/hr -> Monday-Thursday Nights+$3/hr -> Friday-Sunday Nights+$2/hr -> Saturday-Sunday Days

Schedule

• Full-time only.