Crisis Intervention Specialist - Athens Behavioral Health Services biweekly

Job Details:

Job Location:

Athens 206 Columbus Road - Athens, OH, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range:
Undisclosed, Job Shift: 12-Hour Mid Shift, Job Category:
Clinical Support,

• Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and discharge planning services according to department procedures.
• Assesses and develops an appropriate plan for patients and/or families to assure continuity of care needs are met.
• Completes comprehensive assessments, interventions, and documentation in the patient’s medical record according to written guidelines.
• Utilizes knowledge and skills necessary to assist with explanation and completion of Advance Directives
• Provides crisis stabilization services, evaluations, intakes, pre-hospital screening, in a variety of locations including in all Memorial Health System locations.
• Emphasizes brief psychological and behavioral interventions with persons in need of crisis intervention.
• Provides emergency mental health evaluations of persons who may require involuntary and/or voluntary hospitalizations.
• Provides hospital pre-screening of individuals seeking psychiatric hospitalization.
• Facilitates psychiatric hospitalizations when needed, as well as alternative plans of care.
• Provides sufficient collateral contacts to assure high level of care for individual clients.
• Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

• Registered Nursing Degree OR Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field required.
• Licensed in the State of Ohio as a Registered Nurse or Social Worker required OR must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Counselor within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year of case management or psychiatric experience required.

• Strong communication and clinical skills.
• Ability to interact congenially and empathetically.
• Highly motivated and able to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Assumes on-call responsibilities as necessary.

Education, experience, and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Memorial Health System is proud to offer an affordable, comprehensive benefit package to all full time and flex time employees. To learn more about the many benefits we offer, please visit our website ystem.org/benefits.

Available to qualifying full or flex time employees. Eligibility will be determined upon offer.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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* Memorial Health System is a federal drug‑free workplace. This policy prohibits marijuana use by employees.