Adolescent BH Crisis Counselor/Full-Time

CHRISTUS Health • Santa Fe, NM

22d

About The Position

The goal of the Adolescent Behavioral Health Crisis Counselor
is to provide behavioral health assessment, care management and interventions
for adolescent patients presenting in behavioral health crisis in the CSV
emergency department and/or CSV clinical departments.

Provides behavioral health assessment, crisis interventions, and case management
for adolescent patients experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Works
collaboratively with medical providers, psychiatric providers, and other care
team members, to ensure the patient is referred to the appropriate level of
care. Provides clinical case management to transition the patient to the
appropriate community service/outpatient provider(s) or appropriate inpatient
facility May participate in supervision of provisionally licensed counselors or
social workers, appropriate and needed.

Requirements

• Master's Level Counselor or Social Worker
• LMHC, LPCC, LMSW, LCSW (LMHC, LMSW to attain independent New Mexico Licensure within 2 years of hire)
• Current Basic Life Support issued through American Heart Association required within 6 months of start date
• Completion of prevention and management of aggressive behavior course within 2 months
• Understanding of behavioral health, including substance use disorder and barriers to care
• Understanding of crisis intervention theory, case management, and referral process; knowledge of psychopathology and ICD-10 diagnoses
• Ability to assess clients in an emergency situation
• Strong clinical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to coordinate between multiple departments, as well as other facilities and community agencies, as well as, third party insurers to reach collaborative goals
• Clinical case management skills with high acuity populations
• Ability to multi-task in a stressful environment
• Ability to work independently on own accord and initiative, yet also as a team member
• Flexibility with job assignments
• Ability to read, write and communicate verbally in English

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with behavioral health and/or substance abuse issues preferred
• Prior experience working with adolescents preferred
• Prior experience working within a hospital/clinic environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioral health assessment
• Provide crisis interventions
• Provide case management for adolescent patients experiencing a behavioral health crisis
• Work collaboratively with medical providers, psychiatric providers, and other care team members
• Provide clinical case management to transition the patient to the appropriate community service/outpatient provider(s) or appropriate inpatient facility
• May participate in supervision of provisionally licensed counselors or social workers, appropriate and needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time