Mobile Crisis Specialist II - Behavioral Health - ED - PRN
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Summary
Provide mobile and onsite mental health crisis intervention services to clients in the Emergency Department and other clinics. Focus on reducing hospitalizations and diverting clients from the justice system through intensive brief services.
Job Description
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Mobile Crisis Specialist II - Behavioral Health - ED - PRN
101 Truman Medical Center
Job Location
UH Behavioral Health
Kansas City, Missouri
Department
Community Mental Health Center
Position Type
Part time
Work Schedule
varied
Hours Per Week
4
Job Description
This position is responsible for providing mobile and/or onsite mental health crisis services. Staff will provide crisis mental health intervention services to clients as part of the mobile crisis team and/or to clients presenting to University Health Emergency Department and other clinics within the University Health system. Staff in this position will be adept that providing brief, intensive crisis services with the goal of reducing the need for hospitalization, diverting from justice system contact, and assisting with other diversion activities.
Minimum Requirements:
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A Master's Degree from an accredited program in social work, psychology, counseling, or related human service field is required
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1 – 2 years’ experience working in a social services role
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Expert level knowledge of psychiatric terminology and the process of mental illness and community resources
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Demonstrated knowledge of the theory and practice of human services at the Master's level
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Ability to work with multicultural staff and clientele
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Trained in crisis intervention
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If driving is a requirement for the employee, he/she must meet the requirements specified in the Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance Policy and must continue to meet these requirements as a condition of employment.
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Knowledgeable about the local system of care, including but not limited to the operation of the community providers, the Access Crisis Intervention (ACI) system, inpatient psychiatric resources, civil commitment procedures, and guardianship laws.
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Completion of training as directed through orientation and/or by Leadership, Management or Educators in the established timeline for continued employment
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
Founded
1962
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
Founded
1962
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Kansas City, MO
