Crisis Services Clinician - PT

Our Crisis Clinicians meet with individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency in local facilities and institutions including our offices, emergency rooms, police departments, etc. to complete assessments while focusing on collaboration with consumer support and recovery-oriented structures. This position is home based and dispatches to provide community-based services. This is a part-time position that works every other weekend.

• Crisis evaluation and disposition.
• Completes mental health and substance abuse assessments/evaluations to individuals presenting in crisis or requesting face-to-face or via telehealth consultation.
• Contact a physician (Psychiatrist or Emergency Department provider) for disposition recommendations.
• Documents within the patient's medical record(s) within time requirements.
• Completes appropriate paperwork for processing patient assessment/ disposition and legal requirements.
• Case management.
• Assists team to locate available facilities outside of our local community.
• Obtaining insurance authorizations.
• Assists patients in connecting to our community's resources.

• Mental Health Professional or MHP (one of the following required): A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field; a bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; a practical nurse license under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65].
• Ability to work independently at times.
• Completes accurate assessment and diagnoses.
• Application of critical thinking.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Positive and professional attitude.
• Good written and oral communication.
• Able to plan and organize their work.
• Recognizes signs of suicidal behavior.
• Flexibility.
• Motivated and energetic to support team when needed with a variety of tasks and assessments in multiple locations.
• Reliable transportation.

$24.71 - $25.95 per hour

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Agency-provided Life insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) Retirement plan with 50% - employer match

YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers, we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma-informed care creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves-as consumers, as staff, and as community members.