Crisis Assessment Specialist

Mountain Region Support • Lakewood, CO

4d • $32 - $52

About The Position

The Crisis Assessment Specialist assesses clients in consultation with emergency department personnel, psychiatrists, clinicians, and attending physicians, and provides recommendations for disposition. The role conducts face-to-face and/or telehealth triage evaluations, responds to patient and family complaints, manages assessment records, and performs statistical analysis to support effective crisis intervention.

The specialist provides timely assessment and referral services; evaluates suicide, violence, and elopement potential; and applies state mental health statutes related to involuntary holds. The role supports continuity of care by helping implement referrals and resource recommendations, and responds to potentially dangerous situations using low-level interventions and verbal de-escalation to avoid harm to patients and staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing, or a related behavioral health field.
• Two years of experience in direct behavioral health clinical care.
• Competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planning.
• Clinical and ethical professionalism, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills.
• Adequate and available transportation to respond to various evaluation sites.
• A current license in the state of employment in an eligible discipline: Clinical Psychologist (PSY), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CHMC; Utah only), Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN CNS), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (RN NP), Psych Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), or Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC).
• Allowable alternative licenses include Certified Social Worker (CSW), Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor (ACHMC), an associate-level Mental Health Therapy License, or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, when required supervision is available and can be met by hospital staff; Utah-only restrictions apply as stated in the posting.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of crisis experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality and timely assessment and referral services.
• Conduct face-to-face and/or telehealth triage evaluations.
• Develop and provide safe, clinically appropriate disposition recommendations to psychiatrists, emergency department physicians, attending physicians, other mental health clinicians, managed care representatives, and clients.
• Assess suicide, violence, and elopement potential.
• Apply knowledge of state mental health statutes and criteria pertaining to involuntary holds.
• Assist with implementing referral and resource recommendations to support continuity of patient care after assessment.
• Respond to potentially dangerous situations with low-level interventions and verbal de-escalation to avoid harm to patients and staff.
• Respond to patient and family complaints.
• Manage assessment records and perform statistical analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time