Mobile Crisis Engagement Clinician Position Available In Orange, North Carolina

Mobile Crisis Engagement Clinician Freedom House Recovery Center Inc Chapel Hill, NC Job Details Full-time Estimated:

$47.6K – $55.6K a year 1 day ago Qualifications Mid-level Driver’s License 1 year Full Job Description Mobile Crisis Management involves all support, services and treatments necessary to provide integrated crisis response, crisis stabilization interventions, and crisis prevention activities. Mobile Crisis services are available at all times, 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year. Crisis response provides an immediate evaluation, triage and access to acute mental health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, or substance abuse services, treatment, and supports to effect symptom reduction, harm reduction, or to safely transition persons in acute crises to appropriate crisis stabilization and detoxification supports or services. These services include immediate telephonic response to assess the crisis and determine the risk, mental status, medical stability, and appropriate response. Mobile Crisis also includes crisis prevention and supports that are designed to reduce the incidence of recurring crises. These supports and services must be specified in a beneficiary?s Crisis Plan, which is a component of all PCPs. Responsibilities Demonstrate competence in crisis management services and provide them to clients in the community. Conduct telephone and/or face-to-face assessments of clients experiencing crisis in the community. Provide effective, respectful and culturally sensitive crisis intervention services for each client, addressing client concerns with the aim of crisis stabilization. Respond to a minimum of 80% of clients eligible for mobile crisis on a face-to-face basis. Consult with staff MD or designated Qualified Professional on all calls. Develop a written crisis plan with all clients served within 24 hours of the Mobile Crisis Event. Maintain a current driver?s license and safe driving record in order to be eligible to transport clients in crisis. Transport clients to needed crisis services as necessary Complete all required paperwork for each client served including progress notes, authorization and billing forms and a census report weekly. Maintain all files containing required documentation non all clients. Participate actively as a member of a treatment team. Actively participate in staff and supervisions. Offer and receive knowledge and feedback. Take advantage of staff development opportunities to meet privileging and credentialing requirements and expand skills. Maintain a schedule approved by a supervisor. Ensure availability during assigned on-call shifts. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.