Crisis Clinician

Seacrest Behavioral Health; Windham (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacrest Behavioral Health in Windham, CT seeks a Licensed Crisis Clinician to perform rapid behavioral health assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling within a community hospital setting. The role includes suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team.

You will provide brief, evidence-based interventions, document in the EHR, and connect patients and families with community resources, maintaining a compassionate,

Qualifications

• Licensed clinician with experience in behavioral health crisis work.
• Strong skills in risk assessment, de-escalation, and safety planning.
• Ability to deliver brief, evidence-based interventions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with healthcare teams and families; competence in accurate and timely EHR documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct suicide and risk assessments and deliver crisis interventions
• Develop individualized safety plans
• Provide brief, evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team
• Connect patients and families with appropriate community resources
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Support a compassionate, patient-centered, and collaborative care environment

Skills

Risk assessment

De-escalation

Safety planning

Brief interventions

Interdisciplinary collaboration

EHR documentation

Education

Licensed clinician (CT)

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Licensed Crisis Clinician provides rapid behavioral health assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term counseling in a community hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct suicide and risk assessments and deliver crisis interventions
• Develop individualized safety plans
• Provide brief, evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team
• Connect patients and families with appropriate community resources
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Support a compassionate, patient-centered, and collaborative care environment

Qualifications & Skills

• Licensed clinician with experience in behavioral health crisis work
• Strong skills in risk assessment, de-escalation, and safety planning
• Ability to deliver brief, evidence-based interventions
• Excellent communication and collaboration with healthcare teams and familiesCompetence in accurate and timely EHR documentation