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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE
Crisis Outreach Professional
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What they do
A Mental or Behavioral Health Counselor works with patients to treat mental health problems. Assesses patients and assists with diagnosis, counseling and crisis intervention. Consults with nurses, doctors and psychiatrists. May work with specific populations, such as youth, senior citizens or substance abusers, in group settings, facilities or hospitals.
$44,235 / year median in Washington
+15% projected growth
Job Description
Up to $7,500 hiring bonus for full time new hires! 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. What are we looking for in a Crisis Outreach Professional? Crisis Outreach Professionals are part of our Acute Care team, which provides intervention and support to individuals who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. They take calls requesting crisis services and travel out in the community to provide crisis assessments, determine what level of treatment is needed to stabilize the situation, and make arrangements for hospital placements or outpatient treatment as appropriate. The goal is to stabilize the crisis using the least restrictive setting possible, while still ensuring the safety of the individual in crisis as well as the community. This role requires working closely with emergency responders, law enforcement, Comprehensive staff, and other community partners to coordinate care. The Crisis Outreach Professional position offers the opportunity to work both collaboratively and independently, have significantly varied workdays, and use creativity to resolve problems. While the Crisis Outreach Professional position is based in our Ellensburg office, regular travel throughout the workday is expected since our team serves all of Kittitas County. The schedule for this position is four 10-hour shifts, specific days can be discussed. Crisis Outreach Professional duties may include: receiving calls for crisis services from individuals, law enforcement, medical facilities, & service providers and responding in the community to assess individuals for safety and gather information determining the least restrictive environment for crisis resolution and stabilization for the client arranging client placements for voluntary and involuntary hospitalization or detox services, when necessary communicating with Comprehensive treatment teams about clients who have had crisis contact and participating in safety planning completing extensive clinical & legal documentation for each call taken during the workday
Qualifications:
Master's degree in social work, counseling, or related field Two years of previous experience providing behavioral health treatment is preferred Must be eligible for designation as Mental Health Professional Must be eligible for one of the following credentials with theWA Department of Health:
LAAC- licensed agency affiliated counselor LMHC or LMHCA
- licensed mental health counselor or associate LICSW or LICSWA
- licensed independent clinical social worker or associate Must have valid driver's license and vehicle liability insurance In compliance with state and federal law, Comprehensive Healthcare requires all candidates to complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug screen and background check.