Crisis Response Technician (20 hrs/days)(Temple-Episcopal Campus)

Temple Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health is seeking a Crisis Response Technician for the Temple-Episcopal Campus. The role involves triage, crisis counseling, patient and family education, and linkage to community resources.

Responsibilities include registration, insurance validation, and documentation of assessments, with a focus on maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment. Requires an Associate's degree; a Bachelor's in related fields is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required.
• Bachelor's degree with course work in counseling, sociology, psychology, human services, social work, criminal justice, or education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs triage, crisis counseling, patient and family education.
• Participates in registration of patients and validation of insurance coverage.
• Collects and documents assessment information and monitors patient safety.

Skills

Crisis counseling

Patient education

Documentation

Registration/insurance validation

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree (counseling, sociology, psychology, human services, social work, criminal justice, or education) preferred

Job description

Job Description - Crisis Response Technician (20 hrs/days)(Temple-Episcopal Campus) (264780)

Performs triage, crisis counseling, patient and family education, referral and linkage to community resources, institutions and programs. Participates in registration of patients, validation of insurance coverage and in the collection and documentation of assessment information. Assists in monitoring patients to assure a safe and therapeutic environment and assists petitioners in completing an involuntary commitment (302).

Education

• Associate's Degree Required
• Bachelor's Degree with course work in counseling, sociology, psychology, human services, social work, criminal justice, or education Preferred

Experience

• 1 year experience in a Mental Health related role and Associates Degree with course work in counseling, psychology, sociology, social work, human services, criminal justice or education Required or
• 2 years in public or private sector for human services with at least 1 year in a position involving direct client contact with Associates degree in any other course work Required
• 1 year r experience required with a Bachelors Degree in any other course work or an LPN graduating from an accredited nursing or vocational school Preferred

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Required

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals. Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple University Hospital's Episcopal Campus has provided quality care in our neighborhood for generations and is known for its behavioral health expertise- providing a wide array of outpatient services. The campus boasts a thriving med/surg unit, a full service emergency department, primary care and specialty physician offices. From our warm, friendly atmosphere to the resources of an academic health system, the teams at Episcopal come together and achieve together. Serving our patients as we would our family, the people of Episcopal deliver highly personalized care.

Are you ready to re-connect at a community level? Want to join a nationally renowned team with the resources of a world- class health system? Then join our Episcopal Campus.