Fee-For-Service/On-Call MA Crisis Clinician

Reports to: Director of Emergency Services, Shift Supervisor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

The Fee-For-Service MA Crisis Clinician will provide comprehensive emergency mental health and substance abuse evaluations to individuals and families in crisis.

Essential Functions:

1. Be available to respond to a request for an evaluation within a 30 minutes response time through the entire scheduled shift.
2. Provide psychiatric and substance abuse evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in community, clinic and hospital settings.
3. Provide crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
4. Maintain linkages with specific community agencies by providing documented customer service and problem resolution.
5. Provide information on treatment and referral services.
6. Maintain necessary documentation and records in accordance with program requirements.
7. Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
8. Remain alert at all times throughout the scheduled shift.
9. Attendance at supervision and staff meetings.
10. Perform all duties in accordance with the agency's policies and procedures.
11. Strictly follow all agency Performance Standards.

Please note: The essential functions listed in this section are not limited only to the tasks listed and may include other duties as assigned.

Qualification/Education/Experience/Personal Characteristics:

1. Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Education, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or a related counseling field.
2. At least two years of experience with target population (inpatient, outpatient, residential acceptable).
3. Must possess excellent assessment and interviewing skills.
4. Must adhere to professional ethics.
5. Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
6. Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
7. Commitment to Advocates values and mission.
8. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
9. Ability to read and speak English.
10. High energy level, superior interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team atmosphere.
11. Sensitivity to the needs of the population.
12. Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
13. Must have valid driver's license and access to auto.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

General requirements: Must be able to independently respond to evaluations in the community within the 14-town catchment area.

Continuous: Hearing, talking