Mental Health Professional, LSW,LPC,LISW,LPCC - CSU; Day Shift

Zepf Center; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Zepf Center is seeking a Full-time Mental Health Professional in Toledo, OH to stabilize individuals in crisis and facilitate community reintegration. The CSU team provides crisis stabilization, counseling, and connection to broader services, requiring strong assessment and documentation skills.

Hours are three 12-hour shifts (8:00 AM–8:00 PM) with rotating weekends/holidays. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered and licensure in LSW/LPC or LISW/LPCC is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• 2 years crisis intervention experience.
• Valid driver’s license and eligibility to drive agency vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Conduct triage and intake interviews in person with clients.
• Provide crisis stabilization services, counseling, and community resource referral.
• Complete counseling/social work assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Coordinate and monitor services across mental health, medical, educational, and social sectors.
• Facilitate, schedule, and monitor group therapies with CSU team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and documentation.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Documentation

CPR/First Aid

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Licensure: LSW/LPC; LISW/LPCC

Job description

Description

Zepf Center has been serving the Lucas County community for nearly 50 years. We are the leading provider of behavioral health and substance use disorder services in Northwest Ohio. Services include adult and child psychiatric, substance abuse, case management, residential, Crisis Care, and therapy programs, as well as career development and wellness services. Zepf Center also offers primary care medical services to our patients to contribute to their continuum of care. Zepf Center is a trauma-informed agency and environment for both patients and staff.

Description

Zepf Center has been serving the Lucas County community for nearly 50 years. We are the leading provider of behavioral health and substance use disorder services in Northwest Ohio. Services include adult and child psychiatric, substance abuse, case management, residential, Crisis Care, and therapy programs, as well as career development and wellness services. Zepf Center also offers primary care medical services to our patients to contribute to their continuum of care. Zepf Center is a trauma-informed agency and environment for both patients and staff.

We are currently seeking a Full-time Mental Health Professional to try to stabilize the person and get him or her back into the community quickly. CSU stands for Crisis Stabilization Unit. Crisis Stabilization Units (CSU) are small inpatient facilities of less than 16 beds for people in a mental health crisis whose needs cannot be met safely in residential service settings. CSUs may be designed to admit on a voluntary or involuntary basis when the person needs a safe, secure environment that is less restrictive than a hospital.

• THIS POSTION PROVIDES A $5,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS***

Hours: Three, 12 hour shifts; 8:00AM-8:00PM with Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Essential Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Conduct triage and intake interviews in person with clients, and potentially, referral sources.
• Provides crisis stabilization services, education, counseling, community resource referral, and other social services interventions to the youth and family.
• Complete counseling/social work assessments, mental status exams, and social histories.
• Coordinates and monitors services in the community, including mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational and social services.
• Facilitate group therapy modules related to different topics based on milieu and determined patient care
• Assist with scheduling group therapies and modalities with other members of the CSU team
• Assess, determine the most appropriate treatment, and develop the plan treatment.
• Provide linkage to case management and services.
• Maintain accurate, complete and appropriate clinical records.
• Work cooperatively with hospital staff to assist in step down of patients from hospital level of care to CSU
• Initiates and develops prevention strategies.
• Performs crisis follow-up as indicated around specific issues that can be dealt with in a specified time frame.
• Maintains timely and complete documentation of services and activities, which meet the standards of CMS, (CARF and OHMAS – only if we will be certified by these entities).
• Performs short-term, brief solution-focused counseling around specific issues that can be dealt with in a specified time frame.
• Assures collection of appropriate client assessment information and demographic information.
• Accurately document service provision and billing information to assure reimbursement.
• Provides critical incident intervention as indicated when traumatic incidents occur in the workplace.
• Ensures competence and annual certification in the following areas: CPR and First Aid, and Crisis Intervention.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working conditions: This position is in a 24-hour shift unit. Employee must be able to work outside normal business hours and perform emergency overtime if necessary pursuant to contract guidelines.

Requirements

• Licensure: LSW/ LPC; LISW / LPCC
• Bachelor's degree (Required), master’s degree preferred
• Requirements: 2 years crisis intervention experience.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license; Must be eligible to drive company vehicles and be eligible for coverage as defined by the agency commercial insurance carrier; Those who drive personal vehicles in the course of business must be able to furnish proof of active auto insurance.