CLINICIAN

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Purvis (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources seeks a Residential Crisis Clinician to deliver crisis counseling at the Lamar County Diversion Center in Purvis, MS. The role focuses on adults with serious mental illness and requires timely, compassionate clinical intervention.

Typical duties include intake questions, goal setting, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. A Master’s in behavioral health is required; license is preferred and must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in behavioral health field is required.
• Clinical license is preferred.
• Must obtain Clinical license or DMH Therapist certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Ask appropriate questions as required by intake documentation.
• Assist consumer in establishing realistic therapeutic goals.
• Participate in team staffings as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide clinical therapy and emergency services to consumers and families.
• Provide written progress records of the consumer's therapy process.
• Use clinical observations to inform diagnosis and severity.

Skills

Clinical skills

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in behavioral health field

Clinical license preferred

DMH Therapist certification within 90 days

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resourcesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans).

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking a caring and diligent Residential Crisis Clinician to provide counseling services at our Lamar County Diversion Centerlocated in Purvis, MS.

The Residential Crisis Clinician position plays a vital role in PBMHR's ability to provide crisis counseling services to adults with a serious mental illness diagnosis.

This position is Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Previous experience in a residential setting and/or with SMI diagnoses preferred.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen-county service area includes Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pear River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall and Wayne

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources offers a competitive benefits package including employer paid life insurance and LTD, along with optional Health, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, cafeteria options and a 403(b) plan, along with a generous leave and holiday policy.

Requirements

• Master's degree in behavioral health field required
• Clinical license preferred
• Must be able to obtain Clinical license or DMH Therapist certification within 90 days of hire
• Must have valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record
• Behavioral health internship required

Responsibilities

• Asks appropriate questions as required by the clinical intake documentation, to elicit information.
• Assists consumer in establishing realistic therapeutic goals appropriate to the problems presented.
• Participates in team staffings and functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provides clinical therapy services and emergency services to consumers and their families.
Provides written record of consumer's progress through the therapeutic process.
• Uses information obtained in clinical observations to suggest diagnosis and severity of condition.