Overnight Crisis Clinician (Full time)

Description

PROGRAM:                           Urgent Crisis Center

The Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) is a behavioral health urgent care center that provides crisis evaluation, de-escalation, and community coordination of care for children and youth experiencing a behavioral or psychiatric crisis.  All evaluations, assessments, safety planning, and initial recommendations for follow-up care must occur within a 24-hour time period.  All staff are required to work their assigned schedule but may be asked to shift/alter this in response to high workflow time periods. All clinicians work a minimum of 2 agency observed holidays each calendar year.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Crisis Intervention Clinician is responsible for direct services with children, adolescents and their families including but not limited to crisis evaluation/assessment; coordination of care with existing providers, case and care management; brief intensive therapies; de-escalation; record keeping; as well as collaboration with other professionals, team members and related community services (including consultation and/or community and/or school placements). All clinicians are assigned a primary schedule but will be required to cover shifts outside this schedule during periods of high client need.  

This is a snapshot of the role’s key duties. 

Qualifications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

A Master’s Degree in marriage and family therapy, social work or related human services field with at least a one-year clinical internship working with children and/or adolescents or families is required.  Two years’ post graduate clinical experience working with children, adolescents or families is preferred. Experience in family therapies as well as family systems theory and practice is preferred.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

Must have a CT license as a mental health provider at the associate level (ie: LMSW, LPCA, LMFTA); full CT licensure is preferred.

Valid driver’s license with good driving record, valid auto insurance and reliable transportation is required. 

Salary : $60,770 - $70,040