PT Mobile Crisis Response Clinician - Chicago, United States - Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.

Description

Overview: Mobile Crisis Response (MCR) is a crisis mental health service program for youth and adults who are experiencing a psychiatric emergency. MCR agencies provide crisis stabilization via intensive mental health services for eligible individuals who may need hospitalization or community based mental health care.

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This position specifically requires the individual be available during assigned shift.

Basic Function: Under the supervision of a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA), may provide some or all of the following: clinical assessment, crisis intervention, treatment/safety planning, and administer direct clinical interventions to children, adolescents, adults, and their families experiencing acute and chronic emotional/behavioral disorders. The Mobile Crisis Response Clinician will provide these services in a variety of settings - primarily in homes, schools, hospitals or within a community setting.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports To: Mobile Crisis Clinical Team Lead; Crisis Response Supervisor, and/or Director of Clinical Services

Supervises (Position Title): None

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

Provides pre-admission psychiatric hospital screening through the Illinois Medicaid Crisis Assessment Tool (IM-CAT), crisis intervention, facilitates hospitalization, monitors psychiatrically hospitalized youth/adults, and provides discharge, linkage, and aftercare recommendations.

Has the ability to develop and successfully provide a diagnostic assessment consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and International Classification of Diseases (DSM 5-TR), or their successors.

Develops and implements a comprehensive clinical treatment plan for all children, adolescents, and adults referred in accordance with agency procedures, licensing standards, and standards of professional practice. Assure that all services are provided in compliance with standards of informed consent, maintenance of client rights, and standards of confidentiality.

Maintains direct service implementation included in the client's safety plan. Engages client in

crisis intervention, and mental health stabilization.

Prepares and oversees case presentation for clinical review at specified points of service, including initial assessments, treatment planning review, treatment staffing reviews and case closure. And provide review of services to various stakeholders including MCO providers, Pathways Care Coordinators, etc

Assures that all clients are linked with appropriate treatment, educational, social, recreational, and medical resources during and prior to completion of service.

Maintains current knowledge regarding services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. Participates in agency in-service trainings as well as self and supervisor directed advanced skill-trainings. Maintains and adheres to current rules and regulations pertaining to services delivered by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Department of Children & Family Services, Illinois Healthcare & Family Services, including the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA),

and the Office of the Inspector General.

Performs after-hours and shift responsibilities relative to the needs of the client and program unit, as needed.

Participates at an advanced level with colleagues, agency consultants, intra and inter-agency service coordination, and community-planning and advocacy on behalf of clients.

Documents service provision consistent with the treatment plan and assures that all identified services are provided in accordance to Agency/Program, and current administrative codes for the delivery of community mental health treatment services. Maintains client confidentiality and adheres to guidelines defined by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Maintains current and accurate documentation of client services (billable/non-billable), client scheduling, consultation, and other events related to the maintenance of the client's electronic health record.
Clinical crisis interventions are centered in an empathic and person-centered approach.
The delivery of services to the individual in crisis and/or family/caregivers, is driven by a customer service ethic that values the consumer and represents the highest quality Ada S McKinley can offer.

Performs other duties commensurate with the responsibilities outlined herein.

Mental/Physical Demands: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions: Staff are expected to have the ability to work remotely from home if necessary, and with Supervisory approval. Safety Protocols while at the office and while providing services within the community are to be strictly adhered.