Mobile Crisis Life Skills Specialist- Wknds

Community Health Network•Kokomo, IN

70d

About The Position

Join Community! Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, "community" is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered - and we couldn't do it without you. Make a Difference The Mobile Life Skills Clinician (LSC) will engage with individuals and families to improve their health and wellness, live self-directive lives, and strive to reach their full potential. This role is responsible for conducting crisis response and de-escalation to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline. The team will partner with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and need for support from emergency departments. Ongoing support to individuals and families will be given through targeted outreach, care coordination, and engagement support. Exceptional Skills and Qualifications Patients First: The Mobile Crisis Life Skills Clinician collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary care team by supporting the comprehensive psycho-social assessments. They help clients regulate emotions and document services provided in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures. When necessary, the Life Skills Clinician/Life Skills Specialist will transport clients in a Network vehicle. They meet client's where they are at by providing crisis response in client's homes, in community settings, at crisis departments, or at emergency departments. Relationships: Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving. They will assist with crisis and emergency departments when not responding to off-site crisis calls. Integrity: The Mobile Crisis Life Skills Clinician will comply with all applicable Behavioral Health Care Service policies and procedures. Inclusion: Candidates must have the ability to work with clients in various stages of change who need assistance regulating thoughts and emotions. Diversity: The ideal candidate will be able to acknowledge, value, and celebrate collective experiences and differences of patients, other caregivers, and the communities we serve. Excellence: The Mobile Crisis Life Skills Clinician will be actively involved in professional development and education, including mandatory training. They will complete timecards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures. Individuals may not perform all of these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here. Why Community? At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community. Caring people apply here.

Requirements

Ability to collaborate with others in a team setting
Excellent communication skills
Positive attitude toward problem-solving
Ability to work with clients in various stages of change who need assistance regulating thoughts and emotions.
Ability to acknowledge, value, and celebrate collective experiences and differences of patients, other caregivers, and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Conducting crisis response and de-escalation to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline.
Partnering with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and need for support from emergency departments.
Providing ongoing support to individuals and families through targeted outreach, care coordination, and engagement support.
Collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary care team by supporting the comprehensive psycho-social assessments.
Helping clients regulate emotions and document services provided in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures.
Transporting clients in a Network vehicle when necessary.
Providing crisis response in client's homes, in community settings, at crisis departments, or at emergency departments.
Assisting with crisis and emergency departments when not responding to off-site crisis calls.
Actively involved in professional development and education, including mandatory training.
Completing timecards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures.