Crisis Worker - SALT LAKE CITY, United States - University of Utah Health

Description

Overview

_As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education.

Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect.

University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

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_SIGN ON BONUSES AVAILABLE_

_SUPERVISORY HOURS AVAILABLE_

Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) offer community-based intervention to individuals living in the Salt Lake County. Outreach teams go to homes, schools, shelters, work, or anywhere else in the community where a person is experiencing a crisis. A two person team is in place to support emergency department and justice system diversion. Teams will have cars and equipment to complete most of their work in the field. Teams will be managed and dispatched by an MCOT Dispatcher in real time using a GPS location program to dispatch a team to the location of the person in crisis in order to achieve the needed and best outcome.

The main objectives of mobile crisis services are to provide rapid response, assess the individual, and resolve crisis situations that involve children and adults who are presumed or known to have a behavioral disorder.

Additional work includes linking people to needed services to reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, including hospitalizations that follow psychiatric ED admissions.

Essential functions of mobile crisis services include:

• Triage/screening, including explicit screening for suicidality
• Assessment
• De-escalation/resolution
• Peer support
• Coordination with medical and behavioral health services: and
• Crisis Response planning and follow-up.

Huntsman Mental Health Institute Crisis Website


Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients through interviews and psychosocial assessments in order to establish and develop treatment plans and treatment goals in conjunction with the licensed treatment team.
• Administers approved counseling which involves social work assessments, counseling and/or treatment to patients, families or significant others.
• Identifies and provides outreach in the form of information and referrals for community resources to patients and families such as shelter, transportation, future treatment plans and financial assistance.
• Develops and provides stress management/wellness treatment plans for inpatient and outpatient populations.
• May perform some Case Management duties.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job outlined above.
• Care is appropriate to the population served.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, problem solve, and resolve conflicts for individuals, couples and groups.
• Ability to identify and arrange community resources that provide individualized assistance for patients, which may involve post-treatment financial assistance, shelter and transportation.
• Ability to make recommendations based upon experience regarding policy and delivery of service.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.

Qualifications

Qualifications
Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
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  One of the following
• Current license to practice as a Certified Social Worker in the State of Utah.
• Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) certificate for clinical practice in the State of Utah.
• Current license to practice as an Associate Clinic Mental Health Counselor in the State of Utah.
• Current license to practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the State of Utah.

_* Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department._


Qualifications (Preferred)

Working Conditions and Physical Demands
_Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation._

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those requiring psychiatric care.

Physical Requirements
Far Vision, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed


_To inquire about this posting, email:

EEO Statement

_University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

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_Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities._

_University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, a part of The University of Utah, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106.

The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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_To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources office at If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and

Affirmative Action:
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_Sherrie Hayashi_

_Director/ Title IX Coordinator_

_Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA)_

_383 University Street, Level 1 OEO Suite_

_Salt Lake City, UT 84112_

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_Online reports may be submitted


_For more information:

_The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS").

Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work).

Contact Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at for information.

Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions.

Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at or or Hospitals and Clinics Human Resources at if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

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_This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen._


Requisition Number _66123_

Reg/Temp _Regular_

Employment Type _Full-Time_

Shift _Variable_

Work Schedule _Sun - Wed or Wed - Sat, Multiple schedules available_

Location Name _Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI)_

Workplace Set Up _On-site_

_City_ _SALT LAKE CITY_

_State_ _UT_

Department _HMH ENT 93F MOBILE CRISIS_

Category _Social Services_

Workplace Set Up _On-site_