Crisis Specialist Swing Shift - Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP

Job Summary

Benton County is seeking dedicated and passionate Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP) to join our Crisis Team. This position provides phone and face-to-face crisis screening, assessment, and referral involving a variety of situations including high-risk children and adults needing hospital, residential or respite care. Clinician may perform a variety of treatment services for clients including, but not limited to, crisis interventions and assessments, safety planning, care coordination, case management, and follow up care.

This position would require becoming a director's designee in Benton County within 60 days of starting in this position. The workload has variety, and this environment allows for your working hours to be fluid and dynamic. Our QMHP Crisis Specialists work closely with Case Managers, Peer Support Specialists, and Behavioral Health Technicians to coordinate appropriate responses and services for clients from a multi-discipline team approach.

We also coordinate services with numerous community partners including law enforcement, 911 dispatch, hospitals, schools, and other mental/physical health care clinics.  for a complete list of the duties, responsibilities and physical requirements of this position. This position will work Monday - Friday 1:30pm-10:30pm. Will be required to work some holidays First review of applications will be August 18, 2026. Applications submitted after this date may or may not be considered.

Please note that this recruitment may close at any time after the first review date.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Apply theory in behavioral health and addictions diagnosis.
• Plan and implement intervention programs.
• Handle crisis situations.
• Work effectively both independently and in a team setting.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, clients and their families, other agencies and the public at all times.
• Collaborate with team members.
• Act professionally with regard to code of ethics and confidentiality. What You Will Bring:
Knowledge of or experience with:
• Community behavioral health and addictions concepts.
• Client assessment and case management.
• Treatment services, planning and protocols.
• Behavioral health disorders and diagnostic classifications.
• Psychological, sociological and psychiatric theories. Skill in:
• Well-developed human relations skills with an appreciable interpersonal sensitivity and awareness of client situations and values.
• Interviewing and counseling skills.
• Writing skills to prepare clear and concise reports.