Crisis Outreach Professional; Dcr

Job Details:

Job Location:

Yakima, WA 98903, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: Master's degree, Salary Range: $41.79 - $62.69 Hourly, Job Shift: Evening, Who is Comprehensive Healthcare?

Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services.

Crisis Outreach Professionals provides crisis outreach services to clients experiencing acute emotional crises. Strives to stabilize the client’s crises in the least restrictive setting possible. Provides evaluation under the Involuntary Treatment Acts to include behavioral health and substance use disorders

Wednesday-Saturday 1:00 PM-11:30 PM

• Master’s degree in social or behavioral science or related field. Must be eligible for designation as a Mental Health Professional and Designated Crisis Responder (2 years of experience for designation).

• Effectively provides consultation regarding behavioral health needs of clients.
• Provides recommendations and interventions that are supportable by the medical team.
• Facilitates coordination and communication between primary care and specialty behavioral health services.
• Serves a liaison between law enforcement, Acute Care Services and outpatient teams.
• Provides education on the topic of behavioral health and crisis intervention techniques as appropriate.

• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of development in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality, consent and capacity.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and coordinate with family, parents, caregivers and community and natural supports.
• Communicates effectively with children and youth of differing ages and developmental levels

• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately screens for risk to self, others, property and the presence of grave disability and makes appropriate referrals.
• Documents and reports and/or notifies as required by law.
• Applies QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer or Treat) principles in assessing risk and in safety and treatment planning.
• Develops and documents appropriate safety plans.

• Makes initial contact with referent and client to gather information on presenting problem
• Provides referrals and when necessary, arranges for appropriate follow up. Will provide follow up as directed by Crisis Outreach Professional (COP).
• Responds to requests for outreach with Crisis Outreach Professionals to assist and for safety purposes
• Assists team members by following up with clients admitted to Stabilization Bed to monitor symptoms and to arrange discharge.
• Notifies treatment teams of any crisis contact with their assigned clients. Coordinates with treatment team for follow up contact and stabilization plan.
• Answers Open Line/Crisis Line calls and screens for risk, makes appropriate referrals and staffs with COP. Reviews after-hours call center reports for the need to provide follow up contact or send to assigned treatment team.

• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately assesses risk to self, others or property and the presence of a grave disability.
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