Mobile Crisis Intervention Specialist

002 Sea Mar Community Health Center; Vancouver; In loco; CAD 70.000 - 98.000; Tempo pieno

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Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Crisis Intervention Specialist to provide behavioral health crisis intervention services to individuals referred to its Adult Mobile Crisis Intervention team. The CIS works with a Mental Health Professional for consultation and coordinates with community partners and housing providers to support clients in crisis.

The role includes risk assessment, safety planning, referrals to psychiatric and health services, and documentation in EPIC, with

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• 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
• Assists in insuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts
• Educates staff regarding the process for crisis behavioral health service referrals and regarding "psycho educational topics" (suicide risk assessment, behavior modification, etc.) as directed by the Program Director
• Maintains documentation of crisis services in EPIC
• Receives, processes and responds in person to mobile crisis referrals
• Documents nature of crisis referrals, outreaches and outcomes
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide adult crisis outreach services
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of risk assessment, de-escalation, safety planning and referral to more restrictive alternatives (DCR, Inpatient, 911)
• Refers patients to psychiatric and other health care services as appropriate
• Maintain professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of Sea Mar, and of the federal, state, and local regulations. Has a thorough working knowledge of appropriate WAC and RCW's.
• Attends AMCI daily crossover meetings and shares relevant information
• Provides suicide risk assessment and develops safety plans to address suicidal ideation or gestures. Provide other crisis stabilization and de-esca

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Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Crisis Intervention Specialist to provide behavioral health crisis intervention services to individuals referred to its Adult Mobile Crisis Intervention team. The CIS works with a Mental Health Professional for consultation and coordinates with community partners and housing providers to support clients in crisis.

The role includes risk assessment, safety planning, referrals to psychiatric and health services, and documentation in EPIC, with