Crisis Stabilization Unit Navigator - Hope Cooperative; TLCS

Crisis Stabilization Unit Navigator - Hope Cooperative (TLCS)

Full Time Professional Carmichael, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $22.98 To $24.12 Hourly

Are you a motivated individual with a passion for supporting others and making a difference in the community? Hope Cooperative is a nonprofit that moves people from a life of instability by providing permanent supportive housing, mental health services, substance-use rehabilitation, and life skills.

We are looking for dynamic, committed individuals to join our team. If you want to be part of the solution to solving homelessness in our community, we are looking for your talent and expertise as we transform and empower the lives of people with mental illness by supporting independence and preventing homelessness.

Title: Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Navigator

Program(s) and

Location:

Crisis Stabilization Unit (Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, CA)

Schedule
:
Full-time non-exempt, 40 hours/week, Monday
- Friday 8:00am-5:00pm and may require working some evenings and weekend schedules

Pay rate: $22.98/hour - $24.12/hour, depending on years of experience and education

Benefits: HOPE Cooperative (aka TLCS, Inc.) offers a competitive benefits package consisting of, but not limited to, the following, and may be subject to change:

• 21 PTO days per year (4 weeks & 1 day)
• 26 PTO days after the 5 th year (5 weeks & 1 day)
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 Personal Day
• Employer-paid health insurance for employees and children
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Regular hourly wage step scale increases
• Flexible start/end times for some positions
• iPhone with unlimited data for personal/professional use and laptop for some positions
• Clinical Supervision towards licensure (for certain positions and upon approval)
• CEU days for certain positions
• Free CEUs for certain positions
• Annual BBQ and staff appreciation awards
• Annual Gift Card Program
• PTO Cash Out
• Voluntary Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Disability Insurance and more.

* All benefit offerings are subject to change and are governed by the eligibility guidelines in the Employee Handbook. This list represents a general summary of available benefits and nothing stated here should be interpreted as being included in a written offer for employment.

Position

Description:

The CSU Navigator is responsible for providing recovery-focused crisis intervention, community resources, and support and system navigation services to clients. The Program is designed to provide a variety of mental health services which may include: crisis intervention, intense brief case management and support, system navigation, and linkages to services for individuals residing in Sacramento County living with a mental illness or emotional disturbance and requiring crisis intervention.

Navigators are placed at various access points (i.e., local emergency rooms) to help address gaps in crisis response services and to better meet the needs of those experiencing a mental health crisis in the least restrictive manner possible. The goals of this program are to improve the client’s experience in achieving wellness and recovery, provide timely access to needed services, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, inpatient days, and recidivism, and mitigate unnecessary expenditures of law enforcement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (includes the following; other duties may be assigned)

• Support individuals with active listening, demonstration of empathy, and carry a message of hope and recovery.
• Observe, assess, intervene, and refer (within one’s scope of practice) in situations with clients regarding mental health symptoms, physical health symptoms, and substance use issues.
• Provide positive public relations, community referrals, information, and support by linking clients to needed resources; advocate with and on behalf of clients and significant support persons the clients have identified.
• Accurately complete all necessary forms, reports, and paperwork required by the program on a timely basis (e.g., progress notes, special incident reports, discharge summaries, Medi-Cal billing, Avatar forms, and HMIS).
• Ensure the office, house, rooms,…