Behavioral Health Emergency Services Clinician - Mobile Crisis Team

Milwaukee County•Milwaukee, WI

2d•$29 - $43

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Emergency Services Clinician (BHESC) is a member of the Milwaukee Mobile Crisis Team, providing crisis intervention services to Milwaukee County residents experiencing a crisis. BHESCs work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide crisis assessment, stabilization, linkage, and follow-up services by phone, in person, face to face, or in the community, seven days per week. The role assesses and intervenes with youth and adults experiencing acute mental health crises, works to reduce danger to self or others, develops and implements crisis plans, and connects individuals with therapeutic services and community supports. The clinician collaborates with community partners and provides support, education, outreach, and resource navigation. The position pays $28.50–$42.73 per hour and includes a $7,500 sign-on bonus. Weekend shift differentials are $5 per hour, and third-shift differentials are $10 per hour. On-site clinical supervision is provided to individuals with training licenses.

Requirements

Be a resident of Wisconsin at the time of application.
Hold and maintain a valid Wisconsin driver's license.
Have a bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Education, or a related Human Services field.
Have at least three years of related work experience.
Be able to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 25 pounds.
Be willing and able to travel 50% of work time within the community.
Be willing and able to work irregular, unpredictable, or particularly long hours due to frequent overtime, weekend work, or shift rotation.
Be willing and able to have regular or frequent on-call availability.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Education, or a related Human Services field.
Applicable licensure for a bachelor's degree in Social Work.
Licensure as an LCSW, APSW, LPC, LPC-IT, LMFT, or LMFT-IT, or evidence of pursuing licensure in a related field.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychiatric and psychosocial assessments of youth and adults with significant mental health and co-occurring needs.
Regularly evaluate risk of danger to self or others, including suicidal and homicidal ideation, in children and adults.
Intervene in and manage acute mental illness crises in the community; de-escalate, stabilize, and resolve crisis events.
Remain with individuals in community settings when needed until they are stabilized and linked with other services.
Reduce danger to self or others through therapeutic interventions, arranging immediate services, and connecting people with community services and supports until they are engaged in therapeutic services.
Implement plans of care using psychotherapeutic interventions related to crisis assessment and crisis-plan development, and provide follow-up to ensure plans are implemented successfully.
Consult and collaborate with Community Access to Recover Services (CARS), Wraparound Milwaukee, community hospitals, law enforcement, Behavioral Health Crisis Services, and other mental health professionals.
Provide community education about crisis management and mental health resource navigation.
Assist with transportation when appropriate.
Support internal Behavioral Health Services Crisis Programs, provider networks, Department of Health and Human Services service areas, and telephone triage.
Participate in community engagement and outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.