Counselor - Mobile Crisis Team

About Us:
DeCoach Recovery is a leading addiction treatment center dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to individuals struggling with substance use disorders. We offer a range of evidence-based treatments and therapies tailored to each patient's unique needs, with a focus on long-term recovery and wellness.

Job Summary - Crisis Counselor

Screen, Asses, triage, and provide crisis intervention/de-escalation to assist in identifying concerns with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or substance abuse, using established protocols to collaboratively determine an immediate course of action. Utilize assessment information and community resources to provide information and/or linkage and referral to services. Complete appropriate documentation in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide crisis intervention services, assessment, and referrals
• Using counseling techniques like motivational interviewing, active engagement, collaborative problem solving, and good contact, help clients identify and resolve personal, social, and interpersonal concerns.
• Factoring in the clients circumstances, history, support, internal and external resources, and level of risk, make referrals and or link the client to the appropriate service or information using established protocols
• Depending on the risk level, determine appropriate linkage and referral which can range from information only to active rescue and dispatch of EMS and law enforcement.
• Actively collaborate with designated counselors/social workers and or shift leader for decisions outside scope of certification or licensure.
• Complete appropriate, timely, and accurate documentation in accordance with established criteria.
• Adhere to established standards/guidelines for efficiency and productivity.
• Actively facilitate placement from initial contact until final disposition or until successfully and appropriately delegated to another staff.
• Provide linkage follow – up as directed to assure individual accessed services.
• Train, coach, and develop new hires as assigned.
• Maintain job knowledge, current/valid certification, or licensure in the state of Ohio, and adhere to 2 professional Code of Ethics.

Job Requirements:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed must be representative of the knowledge and skills.
• Must be able to pass de-escalation training, as defined by state requirements.
• Driving is a requirement of this position.
• State licensure or certification as a Mental Health Counselor or equivalent (e.g., LPC, LPCC, LSW, LISW) in accordance with local regulations.