Designated Crisis Responder (DCR) - Overnight Shift

002 Sea Mar Community Health Center; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 73,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Designated Crisis Responder to provide crisis outreach, assessments under involuntary treatment act, and coordination with community mental health services in Clark County. The role includes gathering evidence, preparing legal forms, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

This position requires working rotating shifts, weekends, and on-call status during peak demand, with emphasis on dignity, client-centered care and social justice in a

Responsibilities

• Perform crisis outreach services and ITA assessments under RCW/ITAs.
• Coordinate involuntary holds and detentions when risk is imminent.
• Prepare witness statements and legal documents; testify in court hearings as required.
• Educate staff on crisis procedures and health service referrals.

Skills

Empathy

Client needs understanding

Integrity

Compassion

Social justice advocacy

Team pride

Continuous learning

Job description

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

This position provides crisis outreach services throughout Clark County. The services are grounded in the recovery model that recognizes each individual's capacity to self-actualize and makes every effort to engage individuals in intervention services including brief therapy, case management, and referral to community mental health services. This position initiates involuntary holds and detainments only in cases where the individual's imminent risk of harm to self, risk of harm to others or property outweighs other intervention strategies. It investigates allegations about consumers' likelihood of serious harm to self, others, property, and imminent danger because of grave disability. In accordance with RCW 71.05 and 71.34, during the investigation, this position will gather evidence, conduct clinical evaluations, and decides, if other voluntary lesser restrictive alternatives or involuntary detainment are indicated. If other voluntary alternatives are appropriate, this position will refer assistance to other services as indicated. In providing these services, the position prepares witness statements, serves legal documents, testifies at court hearings, completes required legal forms and written documentation of investigations; as well as coordinates the processing of involuntarily detained individuals through the civil commitment system. This position requires working rotating shifts, weekends, and on-call status during peak demand periods. (OVERNIGHT SHIFT)

This job description does not suggest or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. This person will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• Surpassing client expectations
• Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• Advocating for social justice
• Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

ADMINISTRATIVE

The DCR is responsible for executing civil commitment services in Clark County, including Crisis Services and assessments for Involuntary Treatment Act. Assists in ensuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts. Assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures as directed by the Program Manager. Educates staff regarding the process for health service referrals and regarding "psychoeducational topics (suicide risk assessment, behavior modification, evidence based practices, etc.)" as directed by the Program Director and/or clinical supervisor. Maintains documentation of health services, and follows through on patient charts, including but not limited to: crisis outreaches and ITAs.

CLINICAL DUTIES

Perform all duties in a manner that protects confidentiality/privacy of individuals pursuant to the standards delineated in RCW 70.02, 70.96A, 71.05, and 71.34, 42 CFR Part 2, and 45 CFR Parts 160 & 164; Work as part of the crisis team in delivering services to individuals who are identified as needing crisis intervention services; Work as part of the crisis team in responding to family members and significant others of individuals who may require crisis intervention services; Work as part of the crisis team in responding to mental health and substance abuse treatment providers, community social service providers, hospitals,