Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis
About The Position
RADIAS Health is hiring two full-time Mental Health Practitioners to provide professional, recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment and rehabilitative services to 12–16 adults experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders at its Crisis Stabilization program. Practitioners work as part of a treatment team, provide direct services, and assist Therapists in developing treatment plans. The role includes teaching independent living skills, providing crisis intervention and de-escalation, and carrying out treatment-plan interventions. The work is adapted to the agency’s practices and each client’s needs and preferences. This role operates fully onsite at the Crisis facility. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 4:00 p.m. to midnight, 40 hours per week. Pay is $27.48 per hour.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Social Work and 2,000 hours of work experience providing services to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness; alternatively, no college degree and 4,000 hours of supervised work experience delivering services to adults or children with mental illness.
Responsibilities
- Teach and develop independent living skills, including relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, and budgeting.
- Provide staff coverage, ensure facility security, and generally supervise residents.
- Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
- Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational groups and other facility programming.
- After successfully completing the required medication test, administer medications under the supervision of the facility’s nurse.
- Conduct monthly resident house meetings in collaboration with the Certified Peer Specialist.
- Assist Mental Health Therapists in developing treatment plans.
- Assist with orienting new admissions to residential care.
- Identify individuals prone to behavior emergencies and assist Therapists in developing additional programming appropriate to their needs.
- Help defuse and de-escalate potential behavior emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate to clients’ needs.
- Carry out interventions specified in treatment plans.
Benefits
- Four weeks of accrued PTO in the first year of employment
- 12 paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Dependent Care Account (DCA) with employer contribution
- Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
- Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer percentage match
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Bereavement and paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness program
- Discounts through ADP LifeSmart
- Pet insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Casual dress code
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Job Type
Full-time
