Mobile Crisis Worker - Skokie, United States - Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center

Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center

Verified Company

Skokie, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

This position is a member of our Bargaining Unit.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Crisis workers will provide crisis intervention services, including information gathering, assessment, brief skillbased interventions, and safety planning, with the goal of immediate symptom reduction, and stabilization.
Crisis workers will determine and facilitate clients to the appropriate level of mental health care.
Crisis workers will assess and engage with individuals experiencing psychosis and substance abuse.
Crisis worker will be responsible for assessing clients for safety (suicidal/homicidal ideations/plans/gestures/means/intent).
Crisis workers will be responsible for completing safety plans with clients when hospitalization is not warranted.
Crisis workers will be responsible for completing a petition when client needs psychiatric hospitalization
Crisis workers will assess the client for indicators of abuse, neglect, and traumarelated diagnoses.
Crisis workers will provide crisis intervention in response to inhouse codes that indicate someone is in distress during regular business hours.
Crisis workers will provide case management, outreach, and engagement services as needed.
Crisis workers will attend relevant training and meetings, some of which may be outside of scheduled hours, (but for which workers will be compensated).
Crisis workers will be expected to perform administrative tasks in accordance with agency procedures, including accurate documentation.
Crisis workers will be responsible for attending supervision regularly.
Crisis workers will be cross trained on all crisis programs at Turning Point.
Crisis workers provide crisis assessments and interventions at hospitals and in the community, including client's homes, schools, courts, community centers and anywhere the client is located.
Crisis worker will use the Recovery Model
Crisis workers are expected to be team players and help provide coverage sometimes when other team members are out sick or on vacation.
Crisis Worker will engage clients from a trauma informed personcentered approach.
Crisis Worker will engage from a culturally competent perspective.
Crisis workers will collaborate within a team environment to provide best outcomes for clients served.
Crisis workers will be assigned designated shifts each week during which time they will be expected to provide crisis intervention services (telephone and mobile response).
Crisis workers are expected to work some evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays.

Competencies (Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Experience):

Ability to be respectful of the diverse cultures of the people served and to provide culturally appropriate, competent, and individualized treatment in accordance with each client's age, gender and gender identify, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, and culture.
Clinical competencies, including motivational interviewing, safety planning, crisis assessment, coping skills/techniques, deescalation, brief substance abuse assessment, active listening, and emotional regulation.
Vocational skills, including organizational skills, time management, selfcare practices, communication skills, collaboration skills, conflict resolution skills, problemsolving skills and computer skills including Microsoft office.

Established in 1969, Turning Point serves diverse communities throughout metropolitan Chicago.

We provide outpatient individual and group therapy for all ages, case management, and a residential living program for a diverse client base.

Turning Point is conveniently located close to public transportation. Turning Point has consistently been awarded the highest rating from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Turning Point is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay:
$ $26.83 per hour

Benefits: