Crisis Clinician I

Pacific Clinics • Grass Valley, CA

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About The Position

Pacific Clinics is hiring a Crisis Clinician I for its Crisis Response Team serving Nevada County. The program provides emergency crisis intervention services to residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round, through community-based mobile crisis services and responses to emergency departments. The team intervenes to de-escalate behavioral health crises, including acute suicidal or homicidal crises and grave disability, and supports stabilization at the client’s location to reduce the need for a higher level of care.

With limited supervision, the Crisis Clinician provides comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, risk assessment, clinical interventions, case management, and coordination of therapeutic activities in the community. The role works directly with children and adults and supports individuals and their families or caregivers in designing and implementing evidence-based treatment. Services are delivered using a strength-based, culturally relevant approach focused on stabilization at the lowest appropriate level of care. The clinician maintains clinical documentation and records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.

The stated schedule is Sunday through Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The position requires driving and may involve unsupervised contact with children. Compensation is stated as $79,525 to $97,523 per year, depending on experience, location, and internal equity considerations; the posting also separately lists a pay range of $79,295 to $97,523. An 8% license differential is offered for specified licenses and select peer certifications, and a 7.5% bilingual differential is available 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 or intern, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; two years of relevant experience equals one year of education.
• Be licensed as required by California law (Welfare and Institutions Code section 5600.2), or become licensed within the timeframe 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 certification in crisis intervention techniques within the first 30 days, with annual certification thereafter.
• Be physically fit enough to help keep clients safe, including the ability to move quickly or run and drive a car.
• Driving is required.
• Complete a full background check and TB exam.
• If employed at a Crisis Stabilization Unit, pass a Human Performance Evaluation Test at a designated company clinic, including lifting, pushing/pulling, repetitive coupling, static weight, and other required movements.
• If employed at a Crisis Stabilization Unit, be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Meet the role’s vision requirements, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• May have unsupervised contact with children.

Responsibilities

• Complete culturally relevant assessments and evaluations for youth, adults, and families, including identifying target behaviors and their functions.
• Independently develop effective treatment plans with clear, measurable intervention strategies tailored to individual and family strengths, needs, and cultural preferences.
• Provide clinical leadership by sharing observations of individuals and family systems and behavioral data with the team using strengths-based, solution-focused approaches throughout engagement, stabilization, planning, intervention, and transition.
• Record and collect clinical information in a way that reflects 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 with clients, family members, referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources, other agencies, and support persons.
• Facilitate the development and refinement of effective behavior- and risk-specific reactive and proactive safety plans.
• Monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with individuals and families.
• Demonstrate conflict-management and team-mediation skills.
• Meet revenue and productivity standards.
• Develop and maintain effective personal systems for organizing paperwork and information to support timelines and priorities.
• Complete other related responsibilities as assigned to support department or business needs.
• Maintain clinical documentation and records in accordance with appropriate 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