Child/Adolescent Crisis Response Team Therapist (Baldwin) Job Locations US-AL-Daphne Posted Date 18 hours ago(12/6/2024 10:20 AM) Job ID 2024-23632 # of Openings 1 AltaPointe Site EastPointe Hospital Category Master Level, Behavioral Position Type Full Time Shift/Hours 8am - 8pm, rotating schedule including every other weekend Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

Provides rapid crisis intervention and assessment to individuals, using face-to-face or telephone response, when calls come into Access to Care or the Intensive Care Coordinator as appropriateDemonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situationCollaborates with Access to Care as neededEstablishes and maintains regularly scheduled, and as needed, contact with the other AltaPointe programs to optimize appropriate dispositions and outcomesLeads in the initiating and implementing the services of the Child/Adolescent Crisis Response TeamProvides services in the community, consumer’s homes, etc.Effectively determines the level of response needed in crisis situationsProvides appropriate follow-up and referrals after a crisisEducates families on de-escalating crisis situations, including but not limited to, safety plansFollows up with consumers that are in AltaPointe Children’s Outpatient Programs who may be decompensating or at high-risk.Travels to consumers’ homes to ensure medication compliance as neededUtilizes appropriate communication methods to ensure appropriate communication with individual consumers’ treatment teamsAssist in securing emergency medical services or law enforcement services if neededProvides effective clinical assessment of the consumer as neededUtilizes assessment data to support a DSM 5 diagnosis as neededFormulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer and families, as appropriateProvides individual, group, and family therapy, utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to consumer needs as stated in the treatment plan as neededEffectively collaborates with the treatment team members, law enforcement, emergency medical services, court personnel and outside sources in the delivery of clinical servicesAdvocates on behalf of the consumer to secure community resourcesEvaluates the consumer for discharge planning or movement to a less restrictive environmentAdheres to professional code of ethicsEffectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent specific competencies

 

Supervision and Consultation:

Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as neededAccepts and employs suggestions for improvementActively works to enhance clinical skills

 

Clinical Record Keeping:

Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policyLearns and utilizes Avatar electronic health record appropriatelyDocuments in detail the resolutions of crisis situations and linkage to appropriate follow up sources.Documents all services provided before the completion of the shift.Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessmentsDocuments measurable and specific goals in the treatment planDocuments in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services, and techniques usedDocuments legibly

 

Case Load Management:

Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needsMeets AltaPointe productivity standardsMonitors caseload for accuracy Qualifications

Master’s degree in a mental health discipline with 2 or more years’ experience working with psychiatric disorders or crisis situations.

 

Knowledge in child/adolescent specialty, outlined below, to be attained within (6) six months of employment.

Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the child/adolescent populationBasic knowledge of the nature of addiction for referral purposesKnowledge of cultural diversityKnowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practiceKnowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation principlesKnowledge of educational methods appropriate to children/adolescents with severe and persistent psychiatric disordersKnowledge of AltaPointe services and continuum of careKnowledge of appropriate services codes and billing proceduresKnowledge of community resources