PRN - Mental Health Crisis On-Call Case Manager

Overview

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PRN POSITION - On-Call Case Manager - MCOT – Can work with incoming staff on the best shift for you during these times:
Friday through Sundays 5 pm-2 am are the most needed. You can do all or some. As little as 1 weekend a month. More if desired.

$50 per on-call shift and $100 per call that you respond to. $20.00 - $24.00/hour while completing administrative tasks, meetings or training. Specific wage based on previous experience doing a similar role. $25 per on-call shift while in training/mentoring.

GULF COAST CENTER - JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Case Manager-MCOT (PRN)

Location: Office in Texas City, TX. Serves Galveston and Brazoria County, TX. Must have the ability to respond to crisis calls in person.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Working Status: Full-time w/benefits

Must be able to attend these live training during your onboarding process. They are live training (some in-person and some virtual) conducted at a specific time during the business day:

• Orientation - On a Monday, all day, in person.
• Training 101 - Wednesday after Orientation. 9a-12p - virtual
• CPR - Typically the Thursday same week of Orientation, 4 hours, virtual in the morning. (if they have never had CPR or it has been a long time, they will need to attend an in person 2 hours that afternoon). If already certified (and you provide a copy of your certificate) you can forgo this requirement.
• SAMA - Typically the Friday same week of Orientation, All day, in person.
• Smart Care - The week after Orientation, all day Monday and Wednesday, virtual.
• MH Documentation training - 2 weeks after orientation. All day Mon and Tues. Virtual
• CISP - Monday through Friday, typically 4-5 weeks after Orientation, all day (Mon-Wed are in person, Thur/Fri is virtual).
• ASIST - 2 days, all day, in person. Typically 1 ½ - 2 months after Orientation.
• Opioid Overdose - ½ day in person, typically 2-3 months after Orientation.

Summary:

Reporting to the Crisis Services Director, Crisis Outreach staff are responsible for providing rapid response mobile crisis services in the community for a two-county area. Work will involve providing crisis assessment and intervention services to both adults and children experiencing mental health and substance use crises. This position will also provide intensive crisis follow-up services at a determined frequency until crisis customers are no longer in crisis and they are successfully transitioned to regular centers or community services.

The crisis follow-up services will include crisis follow-up contacts, rehabilitative skills training, family education, community resource referrals, and transportation to community resources necessary for crisis stabilization and continuity of care.

Additional responsibilities include providing services to individuals in the Crisis Respite Program by assisting with assessing, recovery planning, and rehabilitative services to assist respite customers in the crisis stabilization process.

Crisis staff will also respond to calls from law enforcement, jails, or judges requesting assistance with mentally ill and/or IDD individuals in need of jail diversion. Crisis staff will assist the jail-diverted individuals with crisis assessment, LOC5 enrollment, linkage to clinic enrollment, referrals, and follow-up services.

Crisis team members must embrace the concept of teamwork, trauma-informed care, jail diversion as well as collaborative documentation. Crisis staff will need to have effective communications in dealing with law enforcement, local hospitals, judiciary, and other social service agencies to resolve the crisis needs of the customers. Must be able to work under pressure with stressful situations while maintaining a professional manner.

Staff will adhere to GCC training requirements as well as to state and federal regulations, including program billing/clinical documentation practices and other contractual obligations and requirements.

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