Crisis Therapist II (54490)

Crisis Therapist II (54490)

Salary Range $72,000.00 - $72,000.00 Salary/year Position Type Full Time Job Shift 1st shift Education Level Graduate Degree Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Therapist

Overview

The Crisis Therapist II provides clinical assessment, intervention, and stabilization services to individuals experiencing behavioral health crises across a variety of service environments. This position delivers timely, person-centered, trauma-informed care with the goal of reducing risk, stabilizing symptoms, and supporting continuity of care across the crisis continuum of services. Expected outcomes include safe crisis resolution, accurate clinical documentation, and effective collaboration with other members of the crisis services team to ensure coordinated care and appropriate transitions. Crisis services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and this role supports continuous coverage to ensure timely access to care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical interviews, psychosocial assessments, and risk assessments to determine safety, acuity, and level of care needs
• Provide crisis intervention services including de-escalation, safety planning, brief individual, family, or group therapeutic interventions, and short-term stabilization
• Develop initial treatment plans or crisis care plans in collaboration with the individual and interdisciplinary team
• Coordinate needed referrals and facilitate linkage to ongoing services and natural supports
• Work collaboratively with other members of the crisis services team across the continuum of care to support coordinated response, continuity of services, and safe transitions between levels of care
• Collaborate with internal staff and external partners as needed to support crisis resolution and continuity of care
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with agency policy, licensure standards, and regulatory requirements
• Provide clinical consultation and support to other team members as appropriate
• Participate in training, quality improvement activities, and program development efforts
• Deliver services in a variety of service environments which may include clinic-based, community based, residential, or virtual settings
• Complete involuntary mental health assessments in the community in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes, including evaluation of risk, grave disability, and criteria for emergency hospitalization, and coordinate with appropriate facilities and court officials as required
• Work alternate schedules as assigned and participate in an on call rotation as required to support 24/7 crisis service delivery
• Adhere to all ethical standards, confidentiality requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations
• Perform other related duties as assigned within the scope of licensure and training

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited program
• Active, unrestricted independent licensure in the state as an LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, Psychologist, or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to independently conduct clinical and risk assessments and provide appropriate crisis intervention services
• Strong knowledge of crisis intervention principles, suicide risk assessment, and trauma informed care
• Strong verbal communication, written documentation, and clinical decision-making skills
• Ability to function independently in high acuity and rapidly changing environments
• Ability to provide clinical guidance and support to team members as needed

Job Requirements / Expectations:

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and use a computer for clinical documentation
• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout a variety of service environments as required
• May require transporting individuals as part of job duties and must maintain a valid driver's license and active insurance if applicable
• Work is performed in variable environments that may involve exposure to individuals in acute emotional distress
• Crisis services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Work hours may be irregular and may include evenings, weekends, holidays, overnight shifts, and on call responsibilities based on operational and coverage needs
• Performance is evaluated through clinical supervision, documentation reviews, quality assurance measures, productivity standards, and achievement of departmental and agency goals

Core Values:

• Integrity – Exhibiting the highest moral, ethical and legal standards. Doing the right thing – even when no one else is looking.
• Teamwork – Putting team success over personal success. Actively valuing the strengths and talents of others.
• Trust/Respect – Seeing and believing in the good intentions of others. Interacting with others in a way that makes them feel valued. Listening without judging. Offering understanding and acceptance.
• Care/Compassion – Demonstrating unconditional kindness, concern and empathy. Exhibiting genuine concern for others.
• Ownership/Accountability – Taking personal responsibility for one's work, actions and feelings. Accepting responsibility for and learning from mistakes.