Qualified Professional / Mobile Crisis Responder / QP / LPC

RHA Health Services, LLC; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv

Employee perks and discount program

Paid Time Off

401(k) retirement savings

Wellbeing Programs

Free training opportunities

Job summary

RHA Health Services, LLC seeks a qualified Behavioral Health Specialist to join mobile crisis management across Alamance, Person and Caswell counties in North Carolina. The role includes crisis response, linkage to services, and support for daily living and skill-building activities.

A 24/7 on-call element and collaboration with law enforcement may be involved. The candidate must hold a Qualified or Associate Professional credential or be licensed or provisionally licensed, with relevant crisis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years full-time crisis population experience or
• Bachelor's in Human Services with 2+ years full-time crisis population experience or
• Master's degree or higher with 1+ years full-time crisis population experience

Responsibilities

• Facilitate relationships and act as a link between the company, families and local agencies
• Minimize psychiatric symptoms and substance-use impact on daily living
• Provide supportive counseling and skill-building activities
• Coordinate first-responder resources on a 24/7/365 basis
• Perform case management linking and referrals
• Collaborate with clinical staff to standardize procedures and support PCP implementation

Skills

Crisis response experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field)

Bachelor Degree (Human Services field)

Master’s Degree or Higher

Job description

We are hiring for:Qualified Professional / Mobile Crisis Responder / QP / LPCType:RegularIf you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!RHA is providing Mobile Crisis Management to Alamance, Person, and Caswell Counties! Seeking Qualified and Associate Professionals and/or Licensed or Provisionally Licensed individuals with experience providing crisis response services. MCM is a 24 hour/365 days service so there will be a variety of shifts available. Come join a dynamic agency in the development of this important service to your communities!Trained Crisis Responders support individuals and law enforcement to identify and deescalate people experiencing a behavioral health crisis or who are in need of detox services, assess for level of care, and link with appropriate services. The goal of Mobile Crisis Management is to help people address their treatment needs and connect with community based services, and avoid unnecessary hospitalization or contact with the justice system.Position Requirements:: Must meet the requirements of a Qualified or Associate Professional OR a Licensed or Provisionally Licensed Clinical Professional in NC. Must have at least one year of crisis service experience.Job ResponsibilitiesAdditional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the communityMinimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counselingSupporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger managementParticipating in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response\" resources according to consumer need and the PCPPerforming Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referralsWorking closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting PCP implementationMonitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorizationCandidates for the Behavioral Health Specialist role are considered “Qualified Professionals\" based on the following criteria:Education:Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population servedORBachelor Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population servedORMaster’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.ANDLicense, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.Definitions:Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-ChildPre-employment screening:Complete criminal backgroundName checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)Drug testingEducation verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.Proof of employment history or references (if required)Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.We offer the following benefits to employees:Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)401(k) retirement savings programWellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and FinancialChronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefitsEEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.About RHA:At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.