Crisis Clinician ; Underfill; Part-time Weekend Screener

Are you looking for an opportunity to work part-time doing meaningful work? This is your opportunity to provide crisis intervention evaluations in a 24/7 community crisis center. The Crisis Clinician works with a team to meet and assess needs as people come in the door. The work is varied; there is 24/7 supervision support and training provided. You will also have the opportunity to partner with and work in our local emergency rooms, juvenile detention and respond to requests for community-based crisis assessments on mental health crisis cases.

This position is 20 hours/week, working weekends, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is a benefited position and we are able to offer licensure supervision as well.

Crisis Clinician 1: $30.14 - $40.38 hr
Crisis Clinician 2: $36.55 - $48.96 hr

Provide assessments and treatment of individuals and families, including groups; provides crisis assessment and intervention services and related duties as required. Primary responsibility of this class is to provide assessment and treatment services; crisis intervention, and treatment services, including intensive services, to individuals and their families with complex needs and diagnoses and/or to develop and implement specific services in the community.

Plans and carries out recreational, social and skills training activities; performs case management and counseling functions with Adults in Custody (AIC); facilitates counseling and/or skills training groups; performs related duties as required. Primary responsibility of this class is case management and counseling, without responsibility for developing and implementing specific programs in the community.

Works under the supervision of a supervisor who assigns work, establishes goals, and reviews the results obtained for overall effectiveness.

Supervision of others is not a responsibility of positions in this classification. Crisis Clinician 2 may act as Clinical Supervisor designee when needed. May assist in the supervision of practicum students and/or volunteers.

Provide counseling by telephone or in-person to individuals and/or their families or concerned others. Intervene with both children and adults presenting problems covering the full range of personal needs and include thoughts/plans or violence toward others, and major psychiatric illness. Because of the wide spectrum of presenting problems, it is necessary to have a comprehensive knowledge of psychopathology and to be able to draw upon a wide range of therapeutic strategies in counseling.

This work is done at multiple locations each day (including Salem, Silverton, and Santiam Hospital Emergency Departments; Juvenile Detention; community outreach and at the Behavioral Health Crisis Center), so driving is required.

Perform independent assessment of mental status, diagnosis, level of functioning, dangerousness, and specific needs for service. Screen individual for psychiatric hospitalization.

Develop plan with client/family to address immediate needs and plans to obtain services. If client is unwilling to seek services, make decisions regarding involuntary commitment based on dangerousness and ability to care for self.

Maintain current knowledge of, and contact with, community agencies in order to make referrals appropriately. See that clients gain access to the services they need, and do follow-up work as needed, to make certain that client’s needs are being met.

• Provide advocacy for client rights, ethical consideration, needs for service and least restrictive care-intervention.
• Attend monthly BHCC team…