Suicide Prevention Liaison

Brightli • Columbia, MO

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About The Position

The Suicide Prevention Specialist strengthens the response to individuals experiencing suicidality through prevention, early intervention, education, and compassionate engagement. The role coordinates Zero Suicide care pathway follow-ups, delivers crisis intervention, supports accurate suicide-risk assessment, and collaborates with treatment teams and community partners to improve outcomes for high-risk clients across youth and adult populations. The position is part of the Crisis Services team in Columbia, Missouri.

The role also supports agency and community education, tracks and evaluates suicide-prevention outcomes, and contributes to continuous improvement of the agency’s suicide-prevention response. It requires sound clinical judgment and effective collaboration in high-risk situations, along with accurate electronic health record documentation.

This is sedentary work involving sitting most of the time, with brief or occasional walking or standing and repetitive hand, finger, and arm movements for typing or writing. It may require occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force and frequently exerting negligible force to move objects.

Brightli describes its mission as improving client care, sharing resources to reduce the financial burden on community mental health centers, increasing advocacy and access to mental health and substance-use care, and evolving behavioral health services to better meet client needs. The organization promotes belonging and connection, encourages applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences, and is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field.
• CPR and First Aid certifications.
• CPI certification.
• Knowledge and skill in suicide-risk assessment, triage, crisis intervention, and treatment of suicidality.
• Sound clinical judgment, problem-solving, decision-making, and time-management skills in high-risk situations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain accurate electronic health records.
• Initiative, adaptability, ability to follow direction, and willingness to accept supervision.
• Successful completion of required criminal record, driving record, abuse and neglect, and fingerprint background screenings.
• Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the agency’s suicide care pathway by conducting timely client follow-ups, supporting safety planning, and connecting high-risk clients with appropriate care.
• Provide immediate crisis intervention by telephone or face-to-face based on client needs.
• Collaborate with treatment teams, hospitals, law enforcement, Crisis Services teams, and community stakeholders to support individuals experiencing suicidality or transitioning from hospital care.
• Educate agency staff and community partners about suicide risk factors, warning signs, lethal means, and evidence-informed prevention and intervention strategies.
• Support accurate and consistent suicide-risk assessments within the electronic health record.
• Monitor suicide-prevention outcomes, maintain tracking reports, aggregate youth and adult population data, and document required information in the electronic health record.
• Partner with Quality Management to evaluate outcomes and strengthen the agency’s suicide-prevention response.
• Participate in the Zero Suicide Committee, risk-management reviews, death reviews, and other assigned meetings or committees.
• Follow agency, emergency, and corporate compliance policies and provide feedback to support effective program operations.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, and financial consultation for the employee and household at no cost.
• Mileage reimbursement for work functions requiring travel.
• Employee discounts on hotels, theme parks and attractions, and college tuition.
• Paid time off package for full-time employees.
• Health, dental, vision, retirement, life, and other benefits for full-time employees.
• Initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive training.
• Career mobility and advancement opportunities, including promoting from within.
• Workplace culture described as supportive of employee well-being, individual humanity, health, and happiness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time