Crisis Behavioral Health Clinician

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Pay Range

Pay Range:$41.66 - $58.69

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

This position provides a variety of treatment services including individual, group, family, and marital therapy to all clients from birth to elder. This position also provides clinical services such as intake/diagnostic evaluations, case evaluations, and crisis intervention; as well as acts as a liaison with other agencies as required. This position is a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and provides regular clinical supervision, ensures proper maintenance of clinical records in accordance with insurance regulations and established SEARHC policies and procedures.

A clinician ensures that clinical productivity standards as established and followed. This position is available for after-hours in person Crisis Interventions for clients through our Hospital Emergency Room or Police Department or by phone as needed at any SEARHC location within the Behavioral Health Division.

Clinicians who are not yet licensed will receive clinical supervision that meets the requirements stated under the specific license that one is becoming licensed in with documentation of the supervision kept on each person. Clinicians not licensed will provide structured chemical dependency and mental health services with a focus in supervision on providing the appropriate delivery of twelve core functions:
Screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, therapy, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and records keeping, and consultation.

Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities Of The Job

• Provides screening, assessment, diagnoses, treatment planning, direct therapy, and continuing care to individual clients, and/or conduct family therapy with clients ranging from birth to elderly and their families including children and significant others.
• Facilitates or co-facilitates groups as needed.
• Provides care coordination, client advocacy, and skill development as needed.
• Provides discharge planning.
• Provides clinically related chemical dependence and mental health services as needed based on results of individual assessments.
• Communicates and collaborates with clinical and paraprofessional team to achieve program treatment goals.
• Provides on call coverage as assigned and assistance in BH programs across the Behavioral Health Department.
• Provides crisis intervention services provided within normal clinic hours; on call as needed for after-hours mental health emergencies throughout BH department.
• Maintains complete and accurate records (paper and electronic), case notes, statistics, etc., as required by laws, regulations, agency, or institution procedures. This includes federal, state and regulations specific to multiply insurance companies along with the National Accreditation of the Behavioral Health department.
• As licensed individuals, it is each person’s responsibly as outlined in each license to know the regulations of the state for which they are working.
• Completes screening, assessments, treatment plans and all other documentation per program standards specifically as this relates to Alaska Medicaid, The Joint Commission, and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) requirements.
• Provides required reports and documentation to the client chart on a timely basis as required by Medicaid, The Joint Commission, and CARF.
• Maintains…