Mobile Crisis Specialist

The Affiliated Sante Group • Salisbury, MD

7d • $25 - $30

About The Position

Santé is seeking a dedicated Mobile Crisis Specialist to join our frontline crisis intervention team. In this role, you will work directly with clients in crisis, helping to assess their needs, provide immediate support, and develop treatment plans. Your work will bring hope and make a meaningful impact on the community—this is more than a job; it’s a chance to make a real difference.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Social Work 5 years related experience.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Perform a danger assessment, a crisis assessment, an environmental assessment upon entry to the community situation and lethality assessment
• Perform a diagnostic assessment
• Perform an on-scene assessment and treatment plan
• Effectively perform crisis intervention including de-escalation, crisis planning and implementation
• Able to show knowledge of various community referrals, mental health and non-mental health
• Ability to make appropriate referrals, providing follow-up accordingly to ensure linkage
• Competently make decisions about the need for an emergency petition and/or alternative psychiatric evaluation
• Ability to complete an emergency petition and educate any appropriate party on the process
• Be able to address population of child, adolescent, adult, dual-diagnosis, co-occurring and elderly
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the medical implications when working with substance abuse consumers
• Work with families and involved persons to de-escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment
• Provide accurate clinical information to family and involved persons related to recommendations and possibilities for treatment
• Work in a professional and collaborative way with police, fire and other community agencies when asked to do so
• Provide consultation and coordination to ER staff, if ER evaluation is necessary
• Appropriately and effectively document clinical and non-clinical information, regarding consumers, using CRS procedures
• Participate in and complete all required trainings
• Provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed
• Check work e-mail and EMR according to agency protocol
• Able to provide clinical supervision and mentoring to interns and/or lesser licensed staff
• Abide by all Federal, State and local confidentiality regulations (i.e.: HIPAA, 42CFR Part 2, etc.)
• Comply with all mandatory reporting and duty to warn, according to Federal, State and local regulations
• Able to comply with and follow all of the programs’ contractual and operational requirements, as outlined by your manager
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including a 403(b) with company match.
• Financial assistance for licensure fees.
• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts.
• Company-wide wellness program.
• The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home. We are leading providers in Behavioral and Mental Health!
• Smart, passionate, and engaged coworkers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees