Behavioral Health Clinician – Crisis Assessment & Care Navigation

Lyra Health

9d • Remote

About The Position

As a Behavioral Health Clinician, you’ll be doing the important, meaningful work of managing crises, providing in-the-moment phone support to clients with complex behavioral health issues, ensuring client safety, and connecting clients to high-quality, evidence-based providers and facilities. This position does not involve providing in-person services or therapy but instead focuses on supporting clients in connecting to care, exclusively by phone and email.
This role may be for you if you are an excellent written and verbal communicator, an ace at time management, skilled with crisis management, and passionate about connecting individuals to excellent care. It’s important that you’re comfortable adopting new technology platforms and have a growth mindset. We’re all here for the same goal: to improve access to the highest quality mental health care for our clients–when they need it most.
You must be able to work the following shift(s):
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am - 6pm PST (10:30am - 7pm MT / 11:30am - 8pm CT / 12:30pm - 9pm ET)
Sunday - Thursday 9:30am - 6pm PT (10:30am - 7pm MT / 11:30am - 8pm CT / 12:30pm - 9pm ET)
Weekends include a 10% shift pay differential!
This role's internal title is: Clinical Care Navigator. The position can be carried out fully remote/virtually. Remote candidates must be physically located within the United States.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in clinical social work or equivalent; LCSW or equivalent independent clinical licensure is required (e.g. LMFT, LPC, LPCC, etc) or a Bachelor's degree in nursing (RN). We’re unable to provide supervised hours toward licensure. Candidates without a state license to deliver mental health services, independently, will not be considered (with the exception of the RN license)
• Must have 2+ years psychiatric intake, assessment RB, other related experience
• Must have 2+ years post license experience (EAP/clinical call center experience preferred)
• Significant experience managing high-risk clinical situations (e.g., suicidality, mandated reporting)
• Bilingual, Spanish-speaking candidates strongly preferred (but not required)
• Must be a full time resident of the United States; work cannot be completed from outside the United States.

Nice To Haves

• EAP/clinical call center experience preferred
• Bilingual, Spanish-speaking candidates strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Using evidence-based interventions, skillfully manage client crises, providing brief risk assessment, safety planning, and de-escalation with the goal of connecting the client to treatment
• Identify roadblocks to clinical care options for our clients using Lyra’s proprietary software and other methods to connect clients to the ideal treatment, based on specific needs and preferences
• Independently manage a caseload of complex, multi-need clients

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
• Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
• Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 401K retirement benefits
• Monthly tech allowance
• well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, regular community celebration

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level