Mobile Crisis Management Behavioral Technician

Mobile Crisis Management Behavioral Technician

Harnett Center - Buies Creek, NC 27546

Description

New hires who are benefit eligible may qualify for hiring bonus.

Company mission statement:

Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.

Comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health spending account
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short term disability
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Employee assistant program
• Referral bonus opportunities
• Extensive internal training program

Pay scale: Pay is based off education, experience, and certification level. Plus, shift differential for nights and weekends. Levels are; Para Professional: $19.71/hr Peer Support: $20.67/hr. AP: $22.60/hr. Associate level QP: $24.04-$25.48/hr. Bachelor's level QP: $25.48-$26.43/hr.

Summary: Under indirect supervision, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, crisis intervention services in a high-intensity clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making. Most aspects of this job require clinical assessment and evaluation skills to consumers that report in crisis to a variety of community settings including magistrate's office, community sites, and DAYMARK Service Areas in crisis. Case management/supportive services for disposition of cases is also a core function of this job.

• Provides psychoeducation as indicated in the PCP
• Assists with crisis interventions
• Assists the team leader with behavioral and substance use disorder interventions
• Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies
• Participates in the initial development, implementation, and ongoing revision of the PCP
• Communicates the beneficiary's progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions to the team leader as outlined in the PCP

Essential duties and responsibilities:

This person is an integral member of an array of services. The responsibilities of the Para professional include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Consumer education / advocacy
• Self help
• Pre-crisis support
• Housing
• Education/employment
• Developing and implementing a Mental Health Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
• Units billed minimum requirement: The direct service guideline is 75% of time spent in specific billable contacts per week in the community. (120 units a week)

Qualification requirements: 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/experience:

Must fall under one of the two tech levels below AND be able to demonstrate 1 year of experience providing crisis care in assertive outreach, assertive community treatment, emergency departments, inpatient units, or other services providing comprehensive emergency/crisis services.

• Tech 1:
• Para professional services are delivered by staff who have the life experience of being diagnosed with a serious mental illness or substance addiction problem, and are currently in recovery, stable, and living without relapses. The Paraprofessional has a high school diploma, or GED and at least five years of life experience with a serious mental illness or substance addiction.
• Peer support - requires peer support certification.
• AP - requires a bachelor's degree in social work, counseling or another human services field with no experience.
• Tech 2:
• QP - requires an associate or bachelor's degree in social work, counseling or another human services field. Qualified professional (QP) required.