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WellStone is North Alabama's most comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider serving over 13,000 persons a year throughout Northern Alabama, with offices in Huntsville and Cullman. We are a non-profit community organization that offers a wide range of services for every phase of life, from children to older adults
The Mobile Team Crisis Therapist partners with our local first responders to evaluate emergency mental health situations and attempt to deescalate them as quickly and safely as possible. Providing care to those in need at the crisis site. Stabilizing the patient and working with a therapeutic team to continue evaluation and care after the incident if needed. Whether the crisis involves substance abuse or is psychiatric related, the MCTT is often the first contact for resources and recovery for those in need. (Full Time 2nd shift Tuesday- Saturday Madison County)
What we are looking for:
- Master’s in Human Service Field
- Prefer experience working with co-occurring illness
- Must attend Case Management Training
- Valid Alabama driver’s license
- Good 5-year motor vehicle record
- Reliable transportation
- Minimum of $300,00/$100,000/$50,000 personal automobile liability insurance
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work non-traditional hours/days
What you're doing:
- Help individuals experiencing a crisis event to experience relief quickly and to resolve the crisis situation when possible.
- Visit clients in their environment to assess needs
- Determine the level of risk faced by the individual in crisis and assess the most appropriate response to meet the need
- Provide appropriate care/support while avoiding unnecessary law enforcement involvement, ED use and hospitalization.
- Connect individuals to facility-based care as needed through warm hand-offs and coordinating transportation when and only if situations warrant transition to other locations.
- Track the status and disposition of linkage/referrals for individuals needing intensive service levels including: where the client is currently located, how long they have been waiting and what specifically is needed to advance them to service linkage or requirements for service approval and transport
- Be able to schedule intake and outpatient appointments for individuals in crisis 24 hours a day 7 days a week to facilitate rapid access to outpatient service and continuity of care
- Collect information daily on bed availability in regional crisis residential and inpatient psychiatric facilities to speed placement.
- Follow up on referrals from: other WellStone staff, law enforcement, dispatch operators, and other partnered agencies within a 24-hour period
- Facilitate Treatment Team and staffing sessions
- Provide comprehensive clinical assessment
- Complete documentation within 24-hour period
- Initiate petitions and testify in court as necessary
- Facilitate psychoeducation for families
- Complete scheduled trainings as required by center and DMH
- Advocate on behalf of client with community stakeholders
- Collaborate with intra-departments and outside agencies
- Perform crisis intervention and resolution
- Refer clients to next level of care
- Provide mentoring to co-therapist in a positive constructive manner
- Ensure compliance with internal and external administrative codes
- Transport clients to center and community resources
- Complete other duties as assigned by Outreach Services Coordinator/executive team
- Full Time, 2nd shift.
What we offer –
- Competitive Medical, dental, and vision prices
- State Retirement through RSA plus an an optional 457b/401a with a company match
- 9 paid holidays throughout the year
- Ability to continually accrue up to 15 days of PTO a year (unused rolls over)
We care for those impacted by behavioral health disorders, we are committed to one another through collaboration, and we are optimistic problem solvers who do what it takes to get the job done. We look forward to having you on the WellStone team.
