Crisis Clinician I

Pacific Clinics • Grass Valley, CA

5d

About The Position

Pacific Clinics is providing Crisis Response Team services for Nevada County, including emergency crisis intervention for residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. Services include community-based mobile crisis responses and responses to emergency departments. The team intervenes to de-escalate behavioral health crises—including acute suicidality, homicidality, or grave disability—and stabilizes clients at their location to reduce the need for a higher level of care.

The Crisis Clinician I provides comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, risk assessment, clinical interventions, case management, and coordination of therapeutic activities in the community, working directly with children and adults. The role supports stabilization in the lowest appropriate level of care through a strength-based, culturally relevant approach. With limited supervision, the clinician also supports youth and families or caregivers in designing and implementing evidence-based treatment, and ensures clinical documentation and records meet applicable standards and regulations.

Schedule: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The listed annual compensation range is $79,295–$97,523, depending on experience, location, and internal equity. An 8% differential is offered for specified licenses and select peer certifications; a 7.5% bilingual differential is offered for qualified positions.

Requirements

• Master of Arts degree in Social Work, Marriage Family Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or a closely related field, with two years of supervised clinical experience with children or adults as a practicum student intern, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Two years of relevant experience equals one year of education.
• Be licensed according to California state law (Welfare and Institutions Code section 5600.2), or become licensed within the time frame designated by the program.
• Registration with the BBS or BOP is required.
• If required by the program, pass an initial physical abilities test (PATS) and obtain crisis intervention techniques certification within the first 30 days; certification is required annually.
• If employed at a Crisis Stabilization Unit, pass a Human Performance Evaluation Test at a designated company clinic.
• Driving is required.
• Complete a full background check and TB exam.
• Be physically fit enough to help keep clients safe. Physical capabilities may include standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, tools, or controls, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, speaking, hearing, tasting, smelling, moving quickly or running, and driving.
• If required for the position, occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and perform lifting, pushing/pulling, repetitive coupling, static-weight, and other movements.
• Have the vision abilities required for the job, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Demonstrate clear and accurate documentation, customer focus, individual/family/group therapy skills, team leadership, and time management.

Responsibilities

• Complete culturally relevant assessments and evaluations of youth, adults, and families, including identifying target behaviors and their functions.
• Develop effective treatment plans independently, with clear, measurable intervention strategies tailored to individual and family strengths, needs, and cultural preferences.
• Provide clinical leadership regarding observations of individuals and family systems, and communicate behavioral data to the team using strengths-based, solution-focused values throughout service delivery.
• Record and collect clinical information in ways that reflect individual and family input while maintaining accountability for risks and threats associated with presenting problems.
• Coordinate the integration of comprehensive Functional Behavior Analysis and plans into individual and family service plans, working with clients, families, referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources, agencies, and other support persons.
• Facilitate the development and refinement of behavior- and risk-specific reactive and proactive safety plans.
• Monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with individuals and families.
• Demonstrate proficient conflict-management and team-mediation skills.
• Meet revenue and productivity standards.
• Develop and maintain effective personal systems for managing paperwork and information to support timelines and priorities.
• Perform other related responsibilities as assigned to support department or business needs.
• Complete and maintain clinical documentation and records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) employer match up to 4%
• Competitive time-off plans
• 8% license differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD, and select peer certifications
• 7.5% bilingual differential for qualified positions

What This Job Offers

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