Triage Counselor

Mental Health Cooperative • Nashville, TN

286d

About The Position

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you!

Requirements

• A mental health professional with specialized training in crisis intervention and a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a related field (counseling, psychology, social work) and one-year mental health experience.
• Valid Tennessee Driver's License
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
• Personal Automobile Insurance

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone counseling to consumers, their families and other concerned persons involving a psychiatric emergency.
• Assess for a response to the scene by the Crisis Counselor.
• Maintain accurate records and adhere to confidentiality requirements.
• Link client to appropriate community resources.
• Enter information into computer systems.
• Assist community agencies with information and/or disposition.
• In consultation with Crisis Counselors, triage cases in order to determine priority of each call that will require a face-to-face encounter.
• Provide assistance to callers on the Statewide Line and ensure that callers get routed to appropriate team for assistance.
• Provide follow-up calls to consumers seen in crisis as set for in Title 33.
• Maintain appropriate customer service skills at all times.
• Assist in gathering information and providing assistance on walk-in cares in the Crisis department.
• Assist teammates as needed.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Assist in training new staff as appropriate.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• 403b - Retirement Plan
• Calm App for medication and mental health
• Gym membership discounts
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree