On-Call Bachelor Level Crisis Clinician

About the role

The Mental Health Care Provider (MHCP) provides prompt and focused expert response to persons in crisis in a compassionate and efficient manner in keeping with State and SBH-ASO mandated crisis services. The MHCP works in collaboration with Peer Crisis Support Specialists, Mental Health Professionals, and Designated Crisis Responders.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis outreach services throughout Kitsap County working within a collaborative and supportive team environment with assignments requiring outreaches for community crisis interventions and assessments, including: Display effective skills in risk assessment, management of the interview, crisis management, and decisive decision making that leads to a safe and secure crisis interventions.
• Conduct face to face (FTF) assessments of individuals to determine their crisis and when appropriate collaborate with DCRs for warm handoff of clients to DCR’s that meet criteria for involuntary detention under criteria defined by the Involuntary Treatment Act (RCW 71.05 or 71.34) or that they meet crisis resolution by a least restrictive alternative.
• Consulting with medical, law enforcement, state and local agency representatives, community and family members.
• Effective use of de-escalation techniques. Ability to mediate while maintaining calmness during volatile situations to elicit patient cooperation in and defusing hostile/volatile behavior.
• Work with community professionals in coordinated, safety focused, outreaches.
• Demonstrate ability to identify and create least restrictive alternatives to voluntary crisis or treatment centers and develop safe, supportive and appropriate safety plans that carry through from the intervention.
• Maintain the respect and dignity of each client, the client’s personal supports, and community professionals, emphasizing special population concerns.
• Represent the agency and the profession in a manner that is courteous, helpful, ethical, and thorough.
• Engage in highly skilled collaboration with individuals, community, intra- and interagency contacts.
• Assess and ensure the safety of clients, the community and one’s self during the assessment process, which includes coordinating and working with medical, law enforcement, state and local agency representatives, community and family members.
• Maintain and demonstrate an expert level working knowledge of WA State ITA RCW 71.05, 71.34 as it pertains to children and youth.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of and demonstrate a high level of competency in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, substance use/abuse disorders, behavioral disorders, crisis theory, risk assessment techniques, mental status exams, and situational crises.
• Establish quick and productive rapport with clients, their families, and other collaterals.
• Maintain clinically appropriate professional boundaries.
• Provide education and support to family members on crisis response systems and access to care.
• Maintain and demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the services offered at KMHS and the local community in order to facilitate appropriate and relevant referrals.
• Complete all required documentation in accordance with established timelines and agency guidelines.
• Participate as a contributing member of the Y/MCOT teams by attending monthly clinical and administrative meetings and following the unit and agency’s policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate openness to processing one’s work in a manner that is conducive to team work, professional and personal growth through the utilization of both clinical supervision and peer support.
• Disclose limited client information as necessary to the position as trained by the Records Dept. Supervisor.
• Complete all required training and annual refreshers.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social services, or a mental health field.
• Experience: Experienced (minimum 4 years of job-related experience).
• Licenses: Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: Five (5) or more years of job-related experience under the supervisor of a Mental Health Professional.
• Experience with youth in crisis intervention, crisis triage centers, acute inpatient units or substance abuse treatment centers or community outreach.
• Capacity to work well with children and families.
• Licenses: Certified Agency Affiliated Counselor.