Crisis Therapist

High Plains Mental Health Center • Hays, KS

5d • $81,649 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Crisis Therapist working within both our brand-new Crisis Intervention Center (CIC) and our Mobile Crisis Team, you will be a vital member of a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering immediate, compassionate, and effective mental health care.
Your core responsibilities will include:
Crisis Response & Assessment: Provide mobile and on-site crisis intervention services in homes, communities, and the CIC facility. Perform comprehensive mental health screenings and substance use assessments. Use trauma-informed care principles to stabilize individuals in crisis while developing short-term treatment plans.
Client Care & Support: Offer solution-focused therapy to individuals in acute emotional or psychological distress. Use de-escalation and care planning. Provide transportation assistance when needed.
Team Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including medical staff, case managers, peer support, and community partners. Participate in team meetings, care planning meetings, and critical incident reviews. Provide support to other HPMHC programs as needed.
Documentation & Compliance: Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation of all interactions, assessments, and service plans. Maintain client records.
Training & Development: Complete required training including suicide risk assessment, crisis de-escalation, seclusion and restraint protocols, emergency response & trauma-informed care. Participate in ongoing in-service and professional development, including DBT training.
Community & Emergency Preparedness: Respond to critical incidents in coordination with law enforcement, EMS, and hospitals when needed.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• You must hold one of the following active Kansas BSRB licenses: o Licensed Psychologist or Licensed Master Level Psychologist o Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist o Licensed Master Social Worker (clinical track) or Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker o Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (mental health track) o Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist
• Experience working with individuals in crisis or with serious mental illness.
• Must be physically capable of ensuring personal safety in potentially high-pressure or crisis situations. Ability to maintain physical readiness and stamina to respond effectively is required.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and physically respond to emergency situations.
• Must maintain a valid driver's license; [MVR will be checked]
• Must comply with TB / mental & physical health screen protocols.
• Must pass pre-hire drug test and be subject to random drug screenings after hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide mobile and on-site crisis intervention services in homes, communities, and the CIC facility.
• Perform comprehensive mental health screenings and substance use assessments.
• Use trauma-informed care principles to stabilize individuals in crisis while developing short-term treatment plans.
• Offer solution-focused therapy to individuals in acute emotional or psychological distress.
• Use de-escalation and care planning.
• Provide transportation assistance when needed.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team including medical staff, case managers, peer support, and community partners.
• Participate in team meetings, care planning meetings, and critical incident reviews.
• Provide support to other HPMHC programs as needed.
• Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation of all interactions, assessments, and service plans.
• Maintain client records.
• Complete required training including suicide risk assessment, crisis de-escalation, seclusion and restraint protocols, emergency response & trauma-informed care.
• Participate in ongoing in-service and professional development, including DBT training.
• Respond to critical incidents in coordination with law enforcement, EMS, and hospitals when needed.

Benefits

• Excellent Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Extended Illness Time
• 403(b) Plan
• KPERS Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Benefits
• HSA & FSA
• Holiday pay [$250 holiday pay regardless if you are scheduled to work that holiday; our Center recognizes 7 holidays]
• Convention Leave & Funds [to obtain CEUs]
• License Renewal
• NHSC & Nurse Corps-Approved Site [Eligible for Loan Repayment Assistance]
• Scholarship, work-study, & internship opportunities for employees
• $1,000 ENHANCED SIGN-ON BONUS

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees