Mobile Crisis Clinician - LCSW or CMHC preferred

University of Utah Health•Salt Lake City, UT

12h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Utah Health is seeking a patient-focused Mobile Crisis Clinician to serve Salt Lake County residents. This role provides on-demand, in-person crisis intervention, de-escalation, suicide risk assessment, and connection to behavioral health resources. Clinicians engage with community stakeholders like law enforcement, fire/EMS, shelters, businesses, and private citizens. Referrals come from the Utah Crisis Line (988) and 911 partners for immediate deployment. Clinicians operate in teams of two for safety and billing, acting as the primary behavioral health responder to avoid unnecessary law enforcement/EMS involvement unless there's a physical safety concern. This position includes on-scene supervision of a peer specialist. University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with extensive hospitals, community health centers, providers, and educational programs, recognized for research, quality, and patient experience.

Requirements

Hazmat Training within 30 days of hire
Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system (to be obtained within 30 days of hire).
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) certificate for clinical practice in the State of Utah OR Current license to practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the State of Utah.
Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Ability to communicate verbally as well as in writing.
Must be able to work effectively in a team environment and demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively with external partners while abiding by all confidentiality laws and pertinent codes of conduct.
Maintain clinical competency and resource knowledge required to meet changing services/supports, community, and industry trends.
Must have strong problem-solving skills.
Must be detailed oriented and organized.
Demonstrated flexibility and adapts well to change.
Is able to assess and stabilize different ages and stages of development/lifespan and different cultural backgrounds and experiences.
Ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
Demonstrate effective de-escalation techniques and utilization of crisis intervention skills.
Ability to assist patients and their families with treatment adjustments including but not limited to working closely with local, state and federal agencies to ensure the patient receives the appropriate assistance.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with community resources, instructing and supervising Social Service Workers, Certified Social Workers, Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselors, interns and/or other caseworkers.

Responsibilities

Immediately responds to deployment requests from Utah Crisis Line (988) dispatchers and/or 911 dispatchers for in-person, crisis and behavioral health emergency situations, with expected response times of arriving on scene within 30 minutes of law enforcement requests and within 60 minutes of community member requests.
Triages and prioritizes community response based on highest acuity behavioral health emergencies at the direction of MCOT dispatchers.
Acts as a mental health officer of the Salt Lake District Court to assess patients’ risk of harm to self/others and determine if involuntary commitment criteria is met for further assessment and/or hospitalization.
Engages with the patient, family/friends, other first responders (to include law enforcement/EMS), and other individuals on scene to coordinate crisis intervention and collaborative emergency care.
Follows all behavior management, de-escalation strategies, and crisis intervention protocols and procedures.
Develops and implements individualized crisis response and safety plan to meet the needs of each patient (and their families as applicable) and coordinates with applicable community partners on contingency plans in case of behavioral health crisis escalation.
Assesses and provides for the patient’s behavioral health and social needs through connection to the appropriate level of behavioral health care and community referrals based on departmental training, as well as hospital and State policy and emergency service protocols.
Attends safety training which involves local law enforcement and/or University of Utah Health Safety and Security, as well as required training around situational awareness, risk assessments for both the patient and others, and appropriate response to potential on scene weapons or illegal substances.
Provides practicing oversight of Social Service Workers, Certified Social Workers, Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselors, and/or interns in accordance with Utah state law.