Mobile Counselor III; Project Respond​/Child and Family

Position: Mobile Counselor III (Project Respond/Child and Family)
## Mobile Counselor III (Project Respond/Child and Family)
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JR101591

Mobile Counselor III (Project Respond/Child and Family)
** Job Overview
**** Location/

Schedule:

** This position is based out of Kerns building in NE Portland, but work is performed in the community setting including client residences, schools, police precincts, shelters, residential facilities, and public spaces. The schedule for this position is variable - consisting of 4 10-hour shifts per week.
** Position:
** Mobile Counselor III
** Program:
** Project Respond – Child and Family
** Cascadia's Mission and Vision:
**** Mission:
** Cascadia Health delivers whole health care – integrated mental health and addiction services, primary care, and housing – to promote hope and support the well-being of the communities we serve.
** Vision:
** We envision a community where everyone benefits from whole health care, experiences well-being, and has a self-directed, connected life.
** Position

Description:

** The Mobile Counselor III for Child and Family provides mobile crisis response, risk assessment and crisis stabilization planning for adults and children in Multnomah County.  This position works as part of a team and approaches work with people from a trauma-informed, strength-based, perspective and works in concert with programs in Multnomah County’s Acute Care Continuum.  This position works collaboratively with mental health and physical health care providers, police agencies, emergency departments, school personnel, and other social service agencies to assure the best possible treatment for clients, while supporting a Trauma Informed Care environment.

** Essential Responsibilities
*** This position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.  Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.
** Provide immediate mobile response to individuals experiencing mental health crises in Multnomah County.
* Triage mental health crisis calls as they come into the office from the Multnomah County Call Center and law enforcement agencies.
* Identify and assess risk factors for harm to self or others in the context of the client’s current psycho-social context via interview with client and with consideration given to collateral information; consider and articulate potential outcomes of various interventions, discuss their risks and benefits, and formulate why a particular course of action was pursued in lieu of other options; opt for least intrusive and most supportive intervention.
* Initiate involuntary transport holds for individuals deemed at risk of harm to self and/or others following County guidelines.
* Coordinate responses to crisis situations with community agencies and service providers.
* Provide assessment dispositions to treatment providers and emergency departments as appropriate.
* Assess for personal safety in the environment and request law enforcement support as appropriate.
* Collaborate with law enforcement agencies to determine risk of intervention and develop plans for approach of clients in crises.
* Provide information and facilitate linkage to mental health treatment and other social services.
* Consult with teammates, supervisors, program managers, and program medical directors as appropriate.
* Ability to operate in a sometimes ambiguous and frequently changing work environment.
* Respect client rights and responsibilities and demonstrate professional boundaries and ethics.
* Adhere to mandatory abuse reporting laws and HIPAA requirements.
* Document and maintain electronic health record (EHR) and ancillary records in a manner that assures compliance with all agency policies, program procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
* Demonstrate responsibility for safety of consumers, staff and property; is familiar with fire regulations and evacuation procedures.
* Complete annual employee training requirements on a timely basis as indicated in the licensing requirements for the facility as well as agency requirements. Attend…