On Call - Crisis Peer Partner I

Pacific Clinics; Spring Hill (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) employer match up to 4%

Competitive Time Off Plans

Job summary

Pacific Clinics seeks compassionate team members to operate within a 24/7 crisis response and stabilization program serving adults in crisis. You will provide direct crisis services, link clients to community resources, and help connect to permanent supports while collaborating with families and natural supports.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, documentation to Medi-Cal standards, and developing strength-based plans to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED; 2 years of relevant experience equals one year of education.
• Must be 18+ years old.
• Must know or quickly acquire extensive knowledge of local community resources.
• Ability to articulate the experience and perspective of individuals with complex needs involving mental health, homelessness, or probation services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to individuals in crisis in community settings.
• Document in Medi-Cal compliant manner and meet productivity expectations.
• Engage with individuals' family and natural supports to align and reinforce goals.
• Use strengths-based planning to implement crisis interventions and safety plans.
• Develop hypotheses of function and unmet needs to guide individualized strategies.
• Drive to crisis locations as needed and support transitions to lower levels of care.

Skills

Local resources knowledge

Crisis intervention

Relationship building

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Compensation We Offer

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $25.31 - $31.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and internal equity considerations

Possible Additional Compensation

• 8% License Differential for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD. and select Peer Certifications
• Possible Bilingual Differentials: Up to 7.5% for qualifying direct service roles; up to $80.00/month flat fee for qualifying non-direct service roles.

Benefits We Offer

• BenefitsEligibilitystarts on day ONE!
• We provide a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision.
• 401 (k) employer match up to 4%
• Competitive Time Off Plans

Must meet eligibility requirements based on employment status

About our Program

CSU is a 23 hr 59 min unit for adults 18+ who require Intensive stabilization services. The goal is to divert from 5150 and psychiatric hospital stays. We are seeking compassionate, collaborative team members to help launch our new Nevada County CSU and provide strengths-based, culturally respectful,trauma-informed stabilization support services.

Schedule

On Call

On-call scheduling with the Crisis Stabilization Unit:

• Submit written availability by the 15th of each month for the following month, including at least eight days (with a minimum of four weekend days) and willingness to cover at least one holiday shift per year.
• Provide advance written notice if unavailable to work shifts, or when planning extended time off due to vacations, illness, or emergencies, according to program policies.
• Understand that shift offers depend on program needs, with no penalty if staffing support is not required.
• Adhere to policy expectations regarding punctuality and regular attendance; arrive at the start of scheduled shifts and within two hours if called for an unexpected last-minute shift.

Pay Range

$25.31 - $31.12

Job Summary

Oversees a program that provides 24/7 crisis response and stabilization services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Intervenes with crisis behaviors while developing the individuals strengths and interests. Responsible for linking to community resources. Helps to create permanent connections for individual. May search, locate, and engage individuals' natural supports. Assists with transitioning individual to the lowest level of care needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct services individuals in crisis in community setting
• Provides direct billable mental health services, documents in alignment with MediCal regulations, and achieves set productivity expectations.
• Engages and builds alignment and relationships with individuals' family, and natural supports.
• Utilizes strengths of individuals and natural supports to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
• Works individuals and/or family/natural supports to create strength-based planning and crisis interventions.
• Understands and takes advantage of therapeutic opportunities in crisis situations.
• Conducts observations regarding specific target behavior of individual or youth to support their intended identified outcome.
• Assists individuals in developing a hypothesis of function and underlying unmet need to develop individualized, strength-based strategies and interventions that will result in positive behavior change.
• Works in the community directly with individuals and/or family to develop and implement safety and skill refinement plans.
• Driving to individuals in crisis in the location identified.
• Position specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending upon program.
• Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• High School Diploma or GED required, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include:
• Minimum 18 years of age required.
• Must know or quickly acquire extensive knowledge of local community resources.
• Be able to articulate the experience and perspective of an individual with complex needs involving mental health, homelessness, or probation services.

Job Competencies

N/A

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Driving Required May have unsupervised contact with children. Requires full background check and TB Exam. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.We will consider for employment, qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.