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DATE:11/14/22
STATUS:Regular, Full Time
SALARY RANGE:$50,177.14 - $65,341.12
TITLE:MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL - CRISIS SERVICES
GRADE:23A
LOCATION:555 Towner
UNION AFFILIATION:AFSCME 2733 Unit A
 
JOB SUMMARY
This is a full functioning professional position performing a range of direct and indirect services within the millage funded program Access Department expansion. The employee will be responsible for completing clinical and level of care assessments as well as developing and implementing care plans. The employee will monitor client services, directly assist consumers in achieving desired outcomes and documenting their progress. In addition, the Crisis Services Mental Health Professional delivers evidenced based practice interventions and individual therapy interventions. The employee will work as a member of a team, coordinating work with other professionals.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Essential Duties:

  • Provides services to children and/or adults utilizing a variety of modalities, including crisis intervention, as well as individual, group and family interventions.
  • Provides client service management to children and/or adults, in emergency situations as well as in longer-term planning.
  • Participates as a team member with other staff in the review of services for individuals as well as for the program.
  • Represents the agency to the community in a way that fosters the mission and goals of the agency.
  • Provides information and referral to county residents in need of community services.
  • Promotes inter-agency cooperation through working with other community agencies.
  • Supervises the work of students and/or volunteers by assigning cases, reviewing work and interpreting agency policy and procedures.
  • Recommends new programs through assessment of agency and community needs.
  • Prepares verbal, written and statistical reports for use within and outside the agency.
  • Participates in meetings, workshops and conferences and serves on committees
  • Speaks to interested groups on mental health related topics as requested.
  • Provides assistance in the orientation and training of other agency employees.
  • Assist consumers in resolving interpersonal conflicts in their environment.
  • Assist consumers with development of critical life skills through the use of advanced methods of psycho therapeutic interventions.
  • Provides supportive counseling and cognitive and/or behavioral therapeutic intervention.
  • Develop an understanding of the core elements of the recovery model in order to assist consumers in each stage of recovery.
  • Assists consumers in identifying and linking to needed services and entitlement available in the community.
  • Coordinates and collaborates with a consumer's network of care, including primary healthcare, family and natural supports.
  • Completes comprehensive psycho-social assessment for cases where funding and reimbursement guidelines require a qualified Masters prepared clinician.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • DSM-Vcriteria to accurately evaluate and diagnose persons with psychiatric disorders.
  • Functionally assessing persons with developmental disabilities.
  • Assessing for risk of suicide/homicide and to differentiate intensity of service needed.
  • Conduct structured interview with persons seeking service, by telephone and/or in person, to apply diagnostic and CMH criteria.
  • Organize information and present cogent descriptions of symptoms, history and functioning of persons seeking service with ability to support decisions about diagnosis and treatment recommendations, both orally and in written form.
  • Explain and educate individuals and agency representatives about mental illness, developmental disability and CMH policies and procedures.
  • Knowledge of common mental health conditions, substance abuse conditions and mental health treatments/supports interventions.
  • Knowledge of behavioral and cognitive techniques and psycho therapeutic treatment interventions.
  • Ability to assess the safety for consumers and self as a professional service provider.
  • Cultural sensitivity and awareness of the role of culture in the delivery of services.
  • Ability to work both autonomously and as a member of a multidisciplinary team and to make use of supervision in the development of skills and competent practice.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
  • Minimum requirements are that applicants have a valid Michigan Driver's License and meet any requirements by funders for transportation of consumers.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Duties require sufficient mobility to work in an emergency room setting and use standard office equipment including a computer, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen and hearing and speech sufficient to communicate in person or over the telephone.
These requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations.
EDUCATION
Master's degree in social work or psychology, two years of clinical experience plus one of the following:
  • Limited Licensed Master's in Social Work (LLMSW) State of Michigan certification, LMSW preferred.
  • Limited Licensed Master's in Clinical or Behavioral Psychology (LLP) State of Michigan certification.
EXPERIENCE
  • Other qualified health professional licensure as required to provide services and able to receive Medicaid and/or Medicare reimbursement and other third party reimbursement for mental health and/developmental disability services.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Work schedule is based on a 40-hour week, which may include rotating shifts and weekends.
This class description intends to identify the major duties and requirements of the job and should not be interpreted as all inclusive. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related duties other than those outlined above and may be required to specific job-related knowledge for successful job performance.

FILING DEADLINE: 12/20/22

CONTROL NUMBER: 2211-5120-2355-0049

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