What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Therapist - Rapid Response - 3rd Shift position at THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF GREATER MANCHESTER INC?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Title : Social worker – RAPID RESPONSE - 3rd shift
Location : Manchester, NH 03101
Job Type : Full Time
- 5000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR ALL CLINICAL POSITIONS
About Us :
Everyone deserves to feel healthy in both body and mind. Here at The Mental Health Center, we’re committed to helping you understand mental illness and get on the road to recovery. Our programs and services aim to restore health and improve quality of life. We believe each staff member plays an integral role in fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality of care possible. We know our employees are the key to our success and we currently have job opportunities available so YOU too can become part of our successful, energetic, and dedicated organization!
Job Description :
Provide psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, stabilization, disposition, and referral services in consultation with the on-call psychiatrist for person’s in need of emergency psychiatric care appearing in our community hospital emergency departments and / or in the community through our Mobile Crisis Response team. You will be working with a team of professionals – including first responders, healthcare providers, and community-based agencies – to stabilize a psychiatric crisis situation, avoid hospitalization and / or incarceration, and initiate immediate community-based treatment. This is a fast-paced, dynamic position that requires flexibility, multi-tasking, and strong crisis management skills.
In addition, clinicians provide in-office triage, crisis intervention, stabilization, back-to-school evaluations, and referral services as appropriate for persons scheduled by evaluating clinicians in the EDs and / or referred by other providers, calling on the phone (for themselves or others) or walk-ins to our lobby as indicated by presenting psychiatric status. Shifts are flexible and include overnights and occasional assigned weekend shifts.
Requirements :
Key Responsibilities :
Responsibilities consist of rapid response, face-to-face assessment, diagnostic screening, wrap-around safety planning, and interventions responsive to client goals, needs, and resources. The ability to work closely with the ED health care team, on-call psychiatrists ES Team, and referral sources is crucial to the provision of high-quality accessible services.
Experience / Requirements :
Education : Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field.
Job type : Full Time
Skills and Competencies :
Benefits :
Equal Opportunity Employer :
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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