Crisis Services Clinician

Description

Are you looking for a job that is different every day? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?

Olympic Health and Recovery Services (OHRS) is seeking a bachelor's level clinician to join our growing Mobile Crisis Team serving Thurston and Mason counties! We are a dynamic and rapidly growing organization serving the most vulnerable in our communities. We need more team members to join us in our mission to provide access to an effective, reliable safety net of behavioral health crisis and recovery support services throughout our region. Whether you are experienced in Crisis Services or newer to the field we are looking for applicants who are adaptable to change, flexible, have a positive attitude, and are willing to learn.

The Crisis Clinician provides clinical support to the Crisis Services Program of Olympic Health and Recovery Services (OHRS), a licensed behavioral health agency. The primary responsibilities of the Crisis Clinician are to respond to community outreach in collaboration with Crisis Peer Specialists, and respond to callers on the OHRS regional crisis line.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides mobile crisis intervention and stabilization services in person in varied environments throughout the community.
• Provides screening and triage services by telephone and face-to-face.
• Responds to and triages calls from consumers, family members, and other referral sources requesting crisis services including, but not limited to crisis intervention and involuntary treatment assessment.
• Maintains familiarity with and handles client information in accordance with Federal Regulations (42 CFR, Part 2 and 45 CFR), and other applicable laws pertaining to confidentiality of client and staff information.
• Demonstrates proficiency in utilization of electronic medical record system.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation in accordance with Washington State law, and current best practices.
• Supports Crisis and ITA Team on program deliverables including Provider compliance documentation and encounter tracking.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $27.72 - $36.45 per hour. DOE. This position is eligible for shift differential ($1/hr evenings, $3/hr weekends and nights)

Available Schedules (Staff work four 10 hour shifts one week and three 13 hour shifts the following week):

• Sunday-Tuesday/Wednesday  11am-9pm/12:20am
• Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday 1pm-11pm/1:20 am

Benefits

Benefits Statement: TMBH-ASO/OHRS provides comprehensive benefits for full-time employees including medical/dental/vision plan options (many with no employee paid monthly premium depending on plan choice, and dependent coverage options), and life insurance and disability insurance options.  Eligible employees participate in WA State PERS retirement plans and employees may elect additional pre and post tax deferred compensation retirement options.   Employees receive a PTO package earning a minimum of 140 hours annually, 12 paid holidays, and 1 hour of Paid Sick Leave is earned for every 40 hours that are worked.  Other tax deferred options include Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) .   TMBH-ASO/OHRS is an approved Public Student Loan Forgiveness ( PSLF) employer.  Find more information at www.tmbhcareers.org.

Qualifications

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work, or a related area.  
• Associated degree in relevant field with two years of direct behavioral health experience may be considered. 
• Two (2) years of behavioral health experience within a social service or a closely related environment preferred
• Current Washington State Driver's License, proof of insurance, and satisfactory drivers record
• Qualifies as an Agency Affiliated Counselor
• Satisfactory criminal background clearances and excluded party sanctions
  • Co-Responders may be subject to additional national background check clearances and must be approved for access to CJIS.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in high stress, high demand environment while communicating clearly and effectively
• Ability to provide clear documentation of assessments and dispositions
• Ability to utilize principles of crisis intervention and de-escalation while maintaining phone etiquette.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and respectfully manage differences, opposing perspectives, opinions, and interests
• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable to change
• Strong critical thinking skills, ability to conceptualize and implement creative solutions
• Promote and champion the values of partnership, teamwork, compassion and integrity in all dealings within and outside of OHRS
• Knowledge of presentation of behavioral health related behaviors.
• Ability to utilize principles of motivational interviewing and additional evidence based practices.
• Ability to work as a team and with assigned partners.
• Actively develop familiarity with systems and community resources.
• Knowledge of conflict resolution principles, de-escalation, and problem-solving techniques.

Working Conditions

• Primarily works in the community including residential facilities, individual’s homes, and in an office environment.  May respond to community referrals at hospitals, jails, and inpatient facilities.
• Outreach is performed in outdoor settings and subject to weather conditions.
• Outreach to individuals who may be living in the community, sanctioned and non-sanctioned camps, and in shelters.
• Often performed under physically demanding, stressful, and environmentally diverse conditions, and requires the ability to adjust quickly to changing priorities and demands.
• Regular, on-site, predictable attendance required.
• Service responsibilities require on-call availability at certain times, including availability during normal business hours and after hours/weekends/holidays as needed.
• Regular use of fleet vehicles and/or personal vehicle required for service in a two-county regional area
• Moderate physical exertion is required.  May be required to sit, stand, squat, walk short to moderate distances on uneven terrain, walk up and down stairs, lift or move boxes/equipment weighing up to 25 lbs.

Salary : $28 - $36