Crisis Navigator PRN

Community Reach Center; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 33,751 - 38,572; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401K with matching

Wellness Program

Health Insurance Reimbursement Allocation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Internal Opportunities & Free trainings

Shift differential pay when applicable

Bilingual stipend pay

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Loan Forgiveness options

Job summary

Community Reach Center is hiring a Crisis Navigator in Thornton, Colorado, to provide clinical and support services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. This role includes coordinating care, providing interventions, and empowering consumers in a community-based setting.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field, and has experience with adults facing mental health challenges. The position offers competitive compensation along with a bilingual stipend and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 6 months of experience working with adults who have mental illness preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a community-based setting.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provide prevention and care navigation to consumers and families.
• Support mental health care coordination with clinical teams.
• Document interventions and patient follow-up in EHR system.
• Facilitate consumer empowerment and goal achievement.
• Provide therapeutic crisis intervention as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Time management skills

Clinical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Social Work, or related field

Job description

The Perks

• Competitive compensation
• 401K with matching
• Wellness Program
• Health Insurance Reimbursement Allocation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Internal Opportunities & Free trainings
• Shift differential pay when applicable
• Bilingual stipend pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and a balanced lifestyle
• Opportunity for cross-licensure sponsorship if eligible & applicable
• Healthy Work Life Balance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Loan Forgiveness options including National Heath Service Corps, Colorado Health Service Corps and Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

About the Role

The Crisis Navigator “CN” provides clinical and support services to consumers and/or their families through integrated behavioral healthcare services and resource navigation. The Crisis Navigator “CN” will assist the individual to explore and develop social, occupational, leisure, and living skills, as well as linking to ongoing treatment in the continuum of care. The Resource and Walk-in Crisis Center provides 24/7 support to individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, or, looking for resources to prevent a crisis. This position collaborates with emergency services staff to provide referral and transition services to consumers needing a higher or different level of care. We are seeking professional and compassionate individuals to support clients in crisis and to provide and/or arrange for therapeutic interventions as appropriate for consumers in a crisis/emergency condition.

Essential Functions

• Provide prevention/early intervention, care navigation, family psychoeducation, and other clinical interventions to consumers and families as appropriate to the position.
• Support and closely coordinate mental health care with the consumer’s clinical care team and the primary care provider and family members as needed.
• Provide brief interventions using evidence-based techniques such as Motivational Interviewing, de-escalation, or other treatments appropriate to support consumer engagement.
• Document initial intervention, track patient follow-up, and clinical outcomes using an Electronic Health Record system (EHR). Document in-person and telephone encounters in the EHR, and use the system to identify and re-engage patients.
• Attend collaborative treatment team meetings and reviews of consumers
• Provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as needed
• Assist eligible consumers in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and other services.
• Provide an assessment of needs, service plan development, referrals/linkage, and monitoring/followups for consumers.
• Facilitates and contributes to the accomplishment of tasks by consumers, empowers consumers to reach optimum level of achievement, and sets a positive example and provides role modeling, as well as technical expertise, to accomplish goals.
• Attend and participate in group sessions, in-service education and training opportunities, meetings, conferences,and special events in order to utilize opportunities for professional growth.
• Provide transportation for consumers in agency vehicles when clinically indicated.
• Work closely with outside organizations on resources and care coordination.
• Uses identified agency key performance indicators to track success, engagement, and other factors leading to successful completion of treatment.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in psychology, Social Work, or directly related field
• 6 months of experience working with adults who have mental illness, particularly those individuals diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness preferred but not required.
• Communication, organization, time management and clinical skills.
• Ability to work independently in a community-based setting.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Schedule

PRN

Salary Information

• $24.50 to $28.00 per hour
• Eligible for $250/month Bilingual Stipend

Application Deadline

Accepting Application on an on-going basis

At Community Reach Center, we value being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health outcomes for our consumers & employees.

Community Mental Health applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.