Mental Health Consultant - Acute Care Coordinator, Behavioral Health Division Crisis Call Center

Pay Range: $41.45 - $50.97 Hourly Department: Health Department Job Type: Regular Represented Exemption Status: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): November 17, 2026 The Opportunity: THIS WORK MATTERS! Are you a QMHP-R certified professional who has a passion for providing vital program service delivery to the community by using trauma informed and equity lens approaches? This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions with routine telework, including regular, swing and graveyard shifts. Currently, all employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; the county cannot support ongoing telework from other states. This is a .88 FTE position, Wednesday-Friday, and alternating Saturday from 5 PM- 3:30 AM The Multnomah County Behavioral Health Call Center is a 24-hour, continuous crisis operation that serves as the essential hub for mental health services across Multnomah and Washington Counties. Primarily operating via phone, the Call Center manages approximately 75,000 calls annually, delivering immediate crisis intervention, triage, and supportive care coordination to community members. Staff at the Call Center answer and triage multiple distinct telephone lines that ring into the Call Center, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year including: Multnomah County Crisis Line (MCCL) WCCCA Line Clackamas County Crisis Line 911 transfer line EASA Referral Line Emergency Line (major event communication, e.g. terrorist attack, major earthquake, etc.) Washington County Crisis Line (WCCL) Mental Health Referral Line 988 transfer line Latine Mental Health Line The purpose of the Acute Care Coordinator position is to triage/ crisis intervention on the Multnomah and Washington County Crisis Lines; care coordination across the mental health system for callers, as needed; provide information/referral to community mental health providers; and provide consultation to providers at all levels of acuity in the mental health system. As the Acute Care Coordinator - Crisis Call Center, duties will include: Crisis Intervention Provide phone crisis intervention, risk assessment, and solution-focused support for clients experiencing potentially life-threatening situations or mental health crises (such as panic, depression, agitation, or delusional thinking). Facilitate access to emergency and crisis services as needed, coordinating with 911, mobile outreach, and partner agencies (e.g., UWIC/Hawthorn, and/or Clackamas County Mental Health Clinic). Manage complex phone and computer technology simultaneously, including touch-typing proficiently without looking at fingers, while conducting rapid clinical decisions, following complex policies, and maintaining concurrent documentation while actively supporting callers. Case Coordination and Documentation Provide short-term case coordination and follow up for callers with urgent and/or complex needs, including those with specialized health-care needs to ensure that needs are appropriately and adequately addressed by service providers. Service providers may include community corrections agencies, police, drug and alcohol treatment providers, other mental health providers, hospital emergency departments, and residential facilities. Document all member/provider/community contacts and clinical reviews, including symptoms, interventions, goals and plan for next review. Documentation may also include uploading crisis alerts received by community providers, upload police reports and provide special requested outreach to clients. Provide information and directive support to fellow clinicians as needed regarding resources for clients and clarification of policies and procedures. TO QUALIFY: We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. Required Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills: Education/Training: Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the mental health field with major coursework in social science, or a related field demonstrating the capacity for the required knowledge and skills to meet provider Qualified Mental Health Professional QMHP-R credentialing requirements as required by Oregon Administrative Rules ( OARs ) and the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) - more information can be found at MHACBO website . current QMHP-R , and/or licensed Board of Oregon (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, CSWA, LPC Associate, PHD,etc) Graduate degree in psychology or Graduate degree in social work or counseling or Graduate degree in a behavioral science field Other: This position requires a #J-18808-Ljbffr Multnomah County