Part-Time Crisis & Behavioral Support Clinician

Bridgewell; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health benefits

Birthday off

Collaborative work environment

Training and development opportunities

On-call rotation compensation

Job summary

Bridgewell provides support through community housing, day programs, outpatient treatment, recovery services, education, and employment training. Bridgewell oversees crisis and behavioral support needs of individuals receiving supports through DDS.

Works with teams to develop personal support plans, triage emergency calls including mobile response, clinical consultation, liaison to hospitals, referral to outpatient services and specialized assessments, and on-call crisis response for individuals

Qualifications

• BA in human services field and 3 years of experience working with dually diagnosed individuals (ID/DD and psychiatric diagnosis) and/or relevant experience.
• CPR/First Aid certification maintained.
• Strong leadership, clinical skills, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop personal support plans outlining crisis management strategies for individuals referred to START by DDS.
• Facilitate communication among team members related to the crisis planning process to assist with service needs/requests.
• Assist in identifying necessary preventative resources/services.
• Participate in related clinical/team meetings (i.e., weekly triage meeting, clinical meetings, etc).
• Provide in-home training/support/assessment for individuals pertaining to implementation and documentation of crisis supports, and providing training and education to primary care providers, crisis teams, hospitals, etc.
• Access Sovner/START affiliated consultants as appropriate and attend relevant consultations for clients on caseload.
• Maintain updated client records, and maintain documentation of all client related contact.
• Assist with crisis response and disposition process as appropriate, i.e. participate in triage and on-call systems, complete assessments for clients in crisis, assist with psychiatric hospital bed search, referral to START Respite/affiliated respite, attend intake/discharge meetings.
• Other tasks as designated by supervisor.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Crisis intervention

Relationship building

Communication

CPR/First Aid

Education

BA in human services

Experience with dually diagnosed clients

Job description

Bridgewell provides support through community housing, day programs, outpatient treatment, recovery services, education, and employment training. Bridgewell oversees crisis and behavioral support needs of individuals receiving supports through DDS.

Works with teams to develop personal support plans, triage emergency calls including mobile response, clinical consultation, liaison to hospitals, referral to outpatient services and specialized assessments, and on-call crisis response for individuals