Mental Health Therapist, Crisis

At Life Works NW, our work strengthens the health and wellbeing of individuals and families at every stage of life. Our mission is to promote a healthy community through high-quality, culturally responsive mental health, addiction, and prevention services that create real, lasting change. Guided by our values of recovery and resilience, relationships, and results, we partner closely with clients and communities to reduce stigma and build pathways to stability and hope.

If you want your work to make a meaningful difference beyond the walls of an office, we invite you to join us.

The
Crisis Mental Health Therapist provides mobile crisis response in collaboration with a representative from law enforcement to people with behavioral health concerns. Clinician is co-locatedwith a Deputy or an Officer from a partner law enforcement agency in a law enforcement vehicle. Provides crisis intervention to people across the lifespan, including adults, children and families. Triages crisis calls, conducts mental health risk assessments,provides crisis intervention, develops short-term client centered stabilization plans, assists with resource linkage, and initiates involuntary transport tothe emergency department (Director's Custody Hold) when indicated for safety reasons.

Location: This position is based out of Life Works NW's Hawthorn site.

Pay/Benefits: $38.97-$42.96 per hourplusbenefits.

• Responds to emergency situations involving people experiencing behavioral health crisis.
• Provide son-site, community-based mental health assessments and crisis intervention as appropriate.
• Performs clinical evaluations and risk assessments. Formulates a diagnosis and developsa short term stabilization or safety plan to relieve the present mental health crisis and to provide a stable environment for clients. Notifies client and significant other(s) of clinical impressions and initial recommendations.
  
  Completes written narrative of evaluation and obtains necessary releases.
• Provides follow up contact as developed in the stabilization or safety plan.
• Prepares mental health evaluations and reports for all client contacts. Maintains clearand concise records. Maintains case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations according to confidentiality guidelines. Completes documentation in an electronic health records system in a timely basis. Completes time and attendance forms.
• Provides consultation and training to staff, caregivers, families, and community organizations regarding mental health issues, addiction and behavior management as it relates to clients.
• Must follow the directions of the law enforcement officer to which they are assigned in regard to safety and security issues.
• Continually increases level of cultural sensitivity, awareness and humility. Actively participates in a minimum of four hours of training related to cultural effectiveness in working with diverse populations.
• Assists staff members by helping to resolve difficult emergency situations and servesas back-up for other staff when needed.
• Maintains awareness of community referral resources. Helps to build positive relationships with other community providers and provides coordination and appropriate referral services.
• Identifies situations involving domestic abuse or other family problems affecting clients' development and determines whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists. Follows through with mandatory reporting duties.
• Ensures that all necessary equipment for crisis response is always ready.
• Always maintains professional presentation in the community and responds to all situations / calls with a customer service attitude.
• Participate in a culture of feedback at the agency by eliciting feedback to promote professional growth and assess work effectiveness
• Use Feedback-Informed Treatment service delivery approach to obtain and review feedback from clients regarding the fit and effectiveness of the services provided to them
• Checks email / voicemail daily / throughout the day when working. Responds to contacts within 24 to 48hours.
• Participates in regular individual and team meetings with supervisor. Attends informational and clinical meetings which may include all staff and team meetings, consultation with other staff or community partners, and required trainings.
• Participates in briefings with the Sheriff's Office and maintains confidentiality of information discussed according to both LWNW and Sheriff's Office standards.
• Requires some evening and weekend shifts.
• Travels between sites and in the community.
• Meets performance standards for productivity, documentation (including progress notes, assessments, treatment plans and authorization requests), proficiency in clinical model and evidence based practices, quality of care (including engagement and retention), and teamwork as defined in the Performance Review.

• Strong assessment, decision-making and interpersonal skills are absolute necessities for this position
• This position requires a valid and active QMHP credential…