Mental Health Professional I - Mobile Crisis

Provides assessments for patients being discharged from local hospitals, consultation, crisis intervention, and short-term case management services. The overall purpose of this position is to assure timely access to outpatient mental health services for consumers and to divert future hospitalizations during mental health crises and provide on-call backup in all three TCCMHC Counties.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Provides emergency assessments of patients experiencing crisis. Conducts face to face consultations as needed, arriving on-site no later than 60 minutes after the receipt of call. Participates in on-call rotation.
2. Formulates level of care and disposition. Educates patients on community resources and make arrangements for immediate disposition regarding transfers and referrals. Serves as a provider of the crisis intervention, by administering brief individual and/or family therapy to address crisis and identify triggers for crisis behavior to include development of crisis safety plan up to initiating the process of involuntary commitment.
3. Participates in individual supervision, PRN, and daily treatment staffing. Serves as liaison to local CMHC to provide updates on SCDMH patients.
4.  Complies with all applicable Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance, and Cultural Competence policies, procedures and regulations, and all Federal and State laws as well as attend all trainings classified mandatory by Federal & State regulations. Engages in additional trainings to maintain professional development. Shall comply with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health Compliance Plan and all legal responsibilities and requirements in performing their job duties.
5. Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

State Minimum Requirements: A master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field. Agency Minimum Requirements: A master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field and one (1) year of post-graduate experience in a clinical counseling program. Must have a valid driver's license.
Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Requires frequent travel in assigned region, occasional in-state travel, and minimal overnight travel. This position primarily works a combination of day shift, on-call coverage, and allows flexibility. Sitting or standing for long periods of time. Lifting requirement of 20 lbs. Position is considered essential and may be called back during crises/disasters/emergencies,

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex – including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability. Tri-County Community Mental Health Center is one of 16 Community Mental Health Centers within the SC Department of Mental Health. This position provides State and Agency benefits, including:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and family
• An attractive leave policy to include 15 days of sick leave, 15 days annual leave and 13 Paid State Holidays
• Free licensure supervision
• Extensive training opportunities in evidence-based treatments and best practices
• Opportunities to participate in research and grant-funded programs
• Membership in a multi-disciplined team of professionals
• Cutting-edge technology used in the delivery of behavioral health treatment
• Collaboration with health care organizations, institutions of higher learning, other state agencies, school districts, and other Community Mental Health Centers

Tri-County CMHC is also an approved site of the National Health Service Corps, (NHSC), which offers student loan repayment of up to $50,000 to employees of NHSC-approved sites. You must be a US citizen, you must be licensed to practice independently in the state where you are hired, and you must have unpaid government or commercial school loans. There is a two-year service commitment required as well. Confirmation of qualifying for this loan repayment program is the responsibility of every applicant - we cannot guarantee your qualification.

Salary : $38,985 - $72,134