Crisis Response Specialist

Job Number: 428

Location
:
Odessa

Supervises
: N

FLSA
:
Non-Exempt

Division
: MH

Salary: $20.65 per hour. Sign on bonus may be available.

Shift
: M-F 8am - 5pm, on call;

Assigned work hours may change as the needs of the agency and clients change

Driving required
: Y

Travel required
: Y

Settings
: office, field

POSITION SUMMARY/

JOB PURPOSE:



The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for daytime response to mental health crisis calls from Law Enforcement, Emergency Room, and the Permia Care Crisis Hotline. This position provides emergency services to individuals in the community by defining presenting complaints, obtainingrelevant medical history, assessing needed interventions, and initiating appropriatecrisis intervention services, resolving crisis situations, filing emergencydetention orders, and facilitating entrance into Crisis respite facilities when appropriate.

The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for ensuring persons in crisis are treated in theleast restrictive and most appropriate environment. This position develops and maintains positive working relationships with law enforcement, hospital personnel and the judiciary. The Crisis Response Specialistfacilitates entry of crisis clients into need brief services and/or referral toongoing services as well as handles crises that walk into the Mental Health Clinics.

This position works independently,under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodicmeetings.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, OTHER

QUALIFICATIONS:



Education Required: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in psychology, social work, medicine,nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development,physician assistance, gerontology, special education, educational psychology,early childhood education or early childhood intervention or a bachelor'sdegree with at least 30 hours of coursework in the previous fields.

Experience

Required:

At least 1 year of experience in the mental health field preferred.

Registration, Certification,Licensure or other Qualifications

Required:

• Must maintain a valid Texas Driver's license, auto liability insurance and a driving record acceptable toPermia
  
  Care's insurance requirements.
• Required to pass criminal history and background checks as well as pre-employment drug screen.
• Must obtain QMHP certification within 6 months.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respond, by phone, to all crisis calls within 10 minutes.
• Make face-to-face responses, whenindicated, within 1 hour.
• Provide intervention that ensuresleast restrictive setting.
• File Emergency Detentionapplications appropriately.
• Exercise clinical judgment incrisis situations.
• Serve as a fill-in for nighttimecrisis workers when needed.
• Provide follow-up for individuals who were treated for crisis.
• Complete all crisis logs and service documentation before ending shift.
• Remain compliant with Medicaid and State documentation standards.
• Complete documentation necessary to assign contact or registered status (as indicated) to all non-Permia Careclients.
• Scan and upload documentation into
  
  EHR.
• Maintain utilization data onservices provided as assigned by supervisor.
• Apply the Medicaid coveredservices for this position, the proper application of these services, and thecodes used to describe these services.
• Work with all members of the Crisis Services team to ensure quality and appropriate use of services for persons in crisis.
• Develop and maintains positive relationships with law enforcement.
• Develop and maintains positive relationships with judiciary.
• Develop and maintains positive relationships with hospital personnel.
• Report to Crisis Response Specialist (Night) before end of shift, as needed.
• Participate in quality assurance and utilization review process.
• Discharge clients as needed.
• Provide PASRR assessments asneeded.
• Provide high quality support for vulnerable individuals.
• Develop and maintain supportiverelationships with patient.
• Identify and assess the risk ofsuicide or self harming behavior and provide appropriate intervention.
• Advocate and assist in accessingcommunity resources.
• Develop intervention plans.
• Maintain accurate documentation.
• Provide follow up and aftercareservices.
• Fill-in for daytime co-responder staff as needed.
• Meet unit performance measures ortargets.
• Maintain assigned caseload of individuals with mental illness.
• Coordinate services to designatedcaseload.
• Enter accurate and appropriate documentation of services within timeframe required.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive records and treatment information, client files and protected health information in compliance with HIPAA, laws, rules and regulations, and established procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliablephysical on-site attendance. Regular attendance, dependability, and promptness are required for the scheduled work day 100% of the time, to ensure consistency and completeness of program's processes.
• Comply with the Abuse, Neglect,and Exploitation policy and reporting requirements.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and Standards of Behavior policy…