Access/Mobile Crisis Coordinator

Alleghany Highlands Community Services•Covington, VA

About The Position

The Same Day Access and Mobile Crisis Coordinator will serve as a dual role within access and mobile crisis services. This position is responsible for the coordination of daily operations and clinical functioning of crisis intervention, access, and mobile crisis services provided to individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or intellectual disabilities. Responsible for secondary clinical and administrative supervision of staff in collaboration with the same day access and mobile crisis supervisor. Assists the same day access and mobile crisis supervisor in planning, developing, organizing, and monitoring of clinical services. Complete intakes and assessments to determine appropriateness for services. This will include a wide variety of individuals for triage, assessment, initial treatment planning, annuals, authorization of services and referrals. This position will provide therapy in a group setting. Participate in treatment team meetings with psychiatrist and other services team members. The Mobile Crisis coordinator (MCC) position provides oversight, dispatches, and monitors the safety of a team of clinicians that provide mobile crisis responses in the AHCS catchment area where the individual lives, works, participates in services, or socializes (i.e., includes but is not limited to schools, homes, places of employment or education, and/or community settings) as identified by the Mobile Crisis Supervisor. Assists the mobile crisis supervisor with the continuing development/evolution, maintenance, hiring, supervision and oversight of mobile crisis program and planning including 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as needed. Position collaborates with all AHCS' stakeholders, as well as assist in providing training for staff. Additional Responsibilities Include: Rotation of after hours on-call consultation to Emergency Services staff who are providing pre-admission screens and crisis intervention. Participation in the agency committees as assigned. Serving on a variety of local and VACSB workgroups or committees tasked to identify methods for system improvements and/or to represent the interests and clients of AHCS. Participates in VACSB Council. This position will require some travel for supervision, trainings, meetings, and back-up crisis responses. The Access Coordinator will function collaboratively within the Assessment, Emergency Services, and Mobile Crisis Services with primarily reporting to the Mobile Crisis Supervisor.

Requirements

Master's Degree in clinical mental health counseling or social work (required)
Outpatient or inpatient clinical mental health and/or substance use treatment experience (required)
Crisis intervention experience (required)
LPC or LCSW or license eligible (Required)
Completion of the DBHDS approved Certification Training Program for Preadmission Screening Evaluators (required but can be obtained within 60 days of hire)
Valid Driver's License (required)

Responsibilities

Coordination of daily operations and clinical functioning of crisis intervention, access, and mobile crisis services
Secondary clinical and administrative supervision of staff
Planning, developing, organizing, and monitoring of clinical services
Complete intakes and assessments to determine appropriateness for services
Provide therapy in a group setting
Participate in treatment team meetings
Oversight, dispatches, and monitors the safety of a team of clinicians that provide mobile crisis responses
Assists with the continuing development/evolution, maintenance, hiring, supervision and oversight of mobile crisis program and planning including 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as needed
Collaborates with all AHCS' stakeholders, as well as assist in providing training for staff
Rotation of after hours on-call consultation to Emergency Services staff
Participation in the agency committees as assigned
Serving on a variety of local and VACSB workgroups or committees
Participates in VACSB Council