Mobile Crisis LVN | Mobile Crisis LPT

Crestwood Behavioral Health•Lompoc, CA

21h•Remote

About The Position

Are you looking for a meaningful role in behavioral health and have the desire to work with an organization that puts people first? If you have a passion for helping others along their recovery journey, then we invite you to join our Crestwood family! For more than 50+ years Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities that support each client in their journey. Our model of care focuses on a personal and self-directed process that empowers the people we serve and helps them to develop the skills to thrive! The Mobile Crisis LVN | Mobile Crisis LPT ensures we are providing safe, effective, and compassionate responses to individuals during a mental health crisis. The Mobile Crisis LVN | Mobile Crisis LPT will respond to calls from dispatch involving a mental health crisis in various settings. They will be required to travel to the location of the caller and provide crisis intervention services, including assessing and documenting holds. The Mobile Crisis LVN | Mobile Crisis LPT will also be responsible for the supervision of the Peer Specialist as part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The Crestwood Behavioral Health Mobile Response Team (MRT) provides community-based interventions for those experiencing a mental health crisis. Our team is available to deploy into the community to provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and stabilization. The MRT is staffed by Licensed/Registered Mental Health Counselors and Peer Specialists who can provide services throughout Napa County, including residences, parks, shelters, schools, and hospitals. The goal of MRT is to de-escalate the crisis and safely connect individuals with mental health care and resources. Crestwood’s Mobile Crisis Services program through our Napa Crisis Stabilization Unit provides crisis services as part of a 24-hour crisis response continuum of care. Our program services are centered on crisis stabilization that utilizes evidence-based practices and features peer support. Our Mobile Crisis Services include screening, assessment, stabilization, de-escalation, follow up, and coordination with healthcare services and other supports.

Requirements

Current licensure in California as an LVN or LPT.
Current CA driver's license.
Current CPR and first aid certifications.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in mental health nursing.
Knowledge of DBT, WRAP, and psychosocial rehabilitation principles.

Responsibilities

Ensures safe, effective, and compassionate responses to individuals during a mental health crisis.
Responds to calls from dispatch involving a mental health crisis in various settings.
Travels to the location of the caller and provides crisis intervention services, including assessing and documenting holds.
Supervises the Peer Specialist as part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT).
Provides community-based interventions for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
De-escalates the crisis and safely connects individuals with mental health care and resources.
Conducts screening, assessment, stabilization, de-escalation, follow up, and coordination with healthcare services and other supports.