Crisis Counselor

New life LLC. is an innovative community based mental health agency committed to providing the most effective support services to members of the Tidewater area.

We are looking to hire a committed, dependable, and task-oriented community Stabilization Counselor who will make thoughtful connections with our clients.

The Crisis/Community Stabilization Counselor provides direct mental health care to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis that may put their current community living situation at risk. This service provides an emergency response to situations where an individual’s behavior causes a concern for safety. The objective is to deter hospitalization by maintaining clients safely in the community.

Qualifications: Candidates must have a masters degree in a human services field (e.g. Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, etc.).

Candidates must maintain LMHP (LPC or LCSW status with the Virginia department of health professions regarding education, experience and continuing education. **Possessing only QMHP does not qualify for this role.

Must have working knowledge of the areas of need for adults with serious mental illness; must have appropriate clinical skills to facilitate training in daily living skills to adults with serious mental illness; must be able to work from a person-centered framework

Must be able to identify clinical risk factors for suicide, violence and other at-risk behaviors.

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Provide intensive crisis stabilization services in the client’s residence and/or community at a frequency based on the need of the individual.

· Provide goal-directed short-term counseling interventions to stabilize an individual’s mental health condition and prevent the individual from being at risk for hospitalization due to psychiatric instability.

· Monitor psychiatric symptoms and refer individual for crisis intervention evaluation/inpatient admission if symptoms intensify to the degree the individual is at risk for imminent harm to self or others.

· Monitor medication adherence and ensure individual completes a psychiatric evaluation during crisis admission.

· Refer client for community resources and professional mental health and medical supports needed to stabilize their condition.

· Collaborate with wraparound service providers through service coordination efforts that is documented in the client record.

· Complete daily progress notes, discharge reports, service authorization reports, incident reports and other case documentation according to agency procedures.

· Ensure that service documentation is individualized based upon the needs and progress of the individual.

· Attend clinical supervision with Clinical Supervisor at a time designated by the Supervisor.

Schedule: Varies based on client needs. On call required.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Children
• Older adults

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

License/Certification:

• LMHP or Lmhp type (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person