Therapist-Mobile Crisis Team

About the role

This position is located at our Crisis Center in Dothan, AL. Work Hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-11pm.

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic services for individuals with the Crisis Stabilization Division and/or in the community via Crisis Mobile Team.
• Manages all clinical needs of CSU individuals during assigned shift, providing consultation and/or prevention services.
• Triage of referrals, intakes, Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Assessments and diagnostic interviews making appropriate after assessment evaluations regarding services.
• Contact to individuals and direction in seeking services or in placing them in appropriate services to include temporary observation, extended observation, etc.
• Maintains level of functioning of individuals in the CSU.
• Aids individuals within the CSU to identify self-determined goals and jointly prepare individualized service plan.
• Develops and performs individual, couple, family and/or group psychotherapy to individuals.
• Employs therapeutic techniques and, in conjunction with supervisory staff, determines a course of treatment action involving psychotherapy, medication, temporary observation, extended observation, etc.
• Responds to crisis intervention emergencies as needed at the facility and/or in the community minimizing self-harm and/or harm to others.
• Develops and follows treatment plan establishing individualized goals for individuals in the unit.
• Works with law enforcement regarding individuals in the CSU with goals to minimize potential commitment, hospitalization, while providing care in the least restrictive environment.
• Performs administrative functions in support of client case load.
• Maintains proper and up to date documentation in a timely manner as required by SpectraCare Personnel Policy, SpectraCare Clinical Policy including but not limited to Alabama Administrative Code, CMS, and all other applicable regulating and contractual entities.
• Ensures privacy and confidentiality of all records in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR and all other applicable state or federal laws.
• Ensures all written documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensures that all records are staffed within standard time frames.
• Ensures that all progress notes, discharge summaries, etc are completed promptly, written in a professional manner and in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Ensures that goals are appropriate, specific, and the focus of treatment.
• Completes Substance Use / Mental Illness / Crisis intake in accordance with all requirements of SpectraCare Clinical Policy including but not limited to Alabama Administrative Code, CMS, and all other applicable regulating and contractual entities.
• Represents individuals and the System in court and/or legal proceedings.
• Participates in continuing in-service training which includes First Aid, CPR, diagnostics, client assessment and behavior modification techniques, review current literature and participate in activities to promote professional development.
• Initiates and assists in the preparation and submission of required System, State, and Federal reports.
• Conducts community group sessions discussing or employing different types of therapy with individuals, civic organizations or other interested parties on a contractual basis.
• Keeps Program Director informed of relevant program issues in his/her absence.
• Conforms to System policies and procedures.
• Provides crisis counseling as scheduled on Helpline.
• Regular attendance with timely arrival and departure according to scheduled hours.
• Must be able to work full time with rotating assignments as necessary to include but not limited to overtime hours, nights, holidays and/or weekends as scheduled.
• To ensure patient/employee safety while on duty, must remain awake during scheduled working hours.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or above from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field.
• Holds a substance use counselor certification credential from the Alabama Association of Addiction Counselors, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Alabama Alcohol and Drug Association, or International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc. or Willing to obtain a substance use counselor certification.