Overview:
Position provides crisis intervention services/assessments/evaluation and stabilization/case management to youth and families within the community setting.
Responsibilities:
Provide Crisis intervention/case management and clinical services
- Actively listens to presenting issues, uses motivational interviewing skills and crisis interventions to ensure safety and determine appropriate course of action
- Exercises judgment and decision-making that is clinically safe, logical and deliberate
- Reach a resolution of crises that is clinically appropriate and least restrictive
- Recognize, respect and effectively deal with values and cultural beliefs of clients, their families and community resources and referrals
- Works with law enforcement, emergency departments and other emergency personnel in crisis situations
- Provides follow up case management as assigned
- Maintains appropriate treatment boundaries with clients and family members
- Maintains required productivity
Complete clinical documentation and other forms of communication in a timely manner
- All documentation is completed the same day of service and accurately reflects the reason for contact, interventions used and outcomes
- Completes legal paperwork for inpatient admissions thoroughly to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards including patient rights
- Completes paperwork required for billing purposes
- Reports any critical or unusual situations and completes incident reports as required
- Interact and communicate with law enforcement, medical staff and other community providers effectively
- Communicates effectively in-person, through email; responds in a timely manner to voicemails
- Uses effective means to educate others about mental illness and addiction
Maintains current knowledge of community resources and provides information to appropriate parties
- Serves as a resource for individuals and community providers for community resources and how to access them
- Has an understanding of and complies with Illinois’ Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Code
- Serves as a mandated reporter and ensures reports are filed with appropriate parties
- Participates in clinical supervision as outlined by immediate supervisor, and keeps supervisor informed of clinical issues, concerns and outcomes
Qualifications:
License/Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); Driver's License - Secretary of State (SOS); Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Education: Master's Degree
Other Knowledge/Skills: