Behavioral Health Crisis Clinician

Tri-County Mental Health, DBA Beacon Mental Health•Kansas City, MO

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides direct clinical crisis intervention, assessment, case management, and referrals for a high-risk population. The role involves mobile response to crisis behavioral health calls, including face-to-face interactions, phone, and tele-video conferencing. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, crisis intervention, recommending appropriate levels of care, and providing resources and referrals. The clinician will also assess suicide risk in hospitals, make level of care recommendations, facilitate hospitalization placement if appropriate, and provide outreach in the community for individuals needing support. Care coordination with hospitals and other treatment providers, collaboration with agency leaders on the Zero Suicide initiative, and ensuring consumer and family engagement are key aspects of the role. Additionally, the position requires collaboration with community partners to build relationships and support the needs of the high-risk population. Clinical documentation must be completed in AVATAR within 72 hours, and staff must maintain knowledge of agency technology programs and required training/certifications.

Requirements

Master’s Degree required
CPR/First Aid Certification
Valid Driver’s license and state mandated minimum auto insurance required.
2-3 years of position-related experience required.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Prior mental health and/or substance use knowledge required.
Strong knowledge of clinical best practices in behavioral health and Trauma Informed Care practices.
Strong clinical assessment skills, terminology, diagnoses, and best practice knowledge required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
The ability to drive to various locations locally as needed.

Nice To Haves

Prior healthcare technology software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides crisis assessment and referral, crisis face-to-face, short-term individual therapy.
Works alongside Crisis Outreach Case Manager in providing mobile response to crisis behavioral health calls to conduct a comprehensive assessment including risk assessment, crisis intervention, recommending the appropriate level of care, and providing resources and referrals.
Serves as crisis clinician for crisis calls, crisis face-to-face, and crisis assessments.
Provide mobile response to area hospitals to assess for suicide risk and other safety related concerns, assess to include making least restrictive level of care recommendations and facilitate hospitalization placement if appropriate.
Provides outreach in the community to individuals identified in need of support, linkage to services, monitoring, or crisis management.
Provides care coordination with hospitals and other treatment providers.
Collaborates with agency leaders in implementing the Zero Suicide initiative at Beacon and assists with providing support to Enhanced Care Pathway.
Works alongside treatment team to ensure consumer and family engagement in services.
Collaborates with community partners to build relationships to support needs of high-risk population.
Completes clinical documentation in AVATAR within 72 hours of service provided which clearly reflect interventions provided and necessity of those interventions.
Maintains knowledge of agency technology programs and/or systems needed to do the job and uses them effectively.
Maintains required training and certifications.