Behavioral Health Crisis Clinician - Mobile

Mobile Crisis Clinician

Portage Path Behavioral Health would love to hear from you if you are a caring, dedicated and passionate social worker or counselor looking to make a meaningful difference in Summit County. Portage Path has more than 50 years of experience providing innovative, quality mental health and substances use services while consistently establishing cutting-edge programs and currently partner’s and collaborating with the community to enhance our mobile crisis program.

As a mobile crisis clinician, you will be assisting individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis, many of whom have a co-occurring substance use disorder. You will be working with a team of professionals – including first responders, community-based agencies, and healthcare providers to stabilize psychiatric crises in the community.

Job Description:

• The role of the mobile crisis clinician (Behavioral Health Specialist) is to assist individuals in the community experiencing a psychiatric crisis, many of whom have a co-occurring substance use disorder. This clinician is a member of this specialized team of professionals including a paramedic and police officer working in a new vehicle provided by The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board. This position’s primary responsibility is to provide emergency mental health assessments, de-escalation, stabilization, crisis intervention, referral to resources, and treatment planning for clients in the community.
• Mobile crisis clinicians must be comfortable providing a broad array of crisis prevention and intervention strategies to assist in managing, stabilizing and minimizing crisis situations in a variety of settings. This position requires an ability to provide rapid assessments of crisis situations, the ability to work as part of the Mobile Crisis Team to triage the severity of the crisis, and provide focused crisis intervention services as necessary.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• The clinician is a member of the Mobile Crisis Team which consists of an Akron Fire Department (AFD) paramedic, and an Akron Police Department (APD) police officer.
• Use triage, engagement, assessments and trauma-informed behavioral health interventions to foster crisis intervention
• Conduct psychiatric and psychosocial assessments and evaluate the danger to self and others with significant mental health and co-occurring needs.
• Provide crisis intervention by intervening and managing the acute crisis phase of mental illness in the community.
• De-escalate, stabilize, and link – effectively reduce danger to self or others by providing therapeutic interventions, arranging for immediate services, and connecting to services/supports in the community until the danger is eliminated and the person is engaged in therapeutic services while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to connect individual to correct behavioral health services.
• Determine the need for a higher level of care and coordinate referral to appropriate psychiatric facility including Portage Path Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), or hospital emergency department.
• As a Heath Officer, use the Application for Emergency Admission (pink slip) when necessary to help effect an involuntary mental health examination at Psychiatric Emergency Services or an Emergency department, based on clinical need.
• When safe, the team may transport an individual to further their immediate care.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with community referral resources, hospitals and community stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Masters prepared clinician with an active Ohio licensure including (LPC, LPCC, LSW, or LISW)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience in crisis services and substance abuse field is required.

Portage Path Behavioral Health, a leader in Community Mental Health and Addiction treatment, offers a vibrant clinical environment with excellent salary & benefits packages. Bi-lingual applicants fluent in both Spanish & English are encouraged to apply to:

Portage Path Behavioral Health

Attn: Human Resources

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Clinical counseling: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• LSW / LISW or LPC / LPCC License (Required)
• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: On the road