Crisis Clinician

Overview

Careers with Sound!! If you want to be part of dynamic team within a comprehensive outpatient program. We offer a stimulating and supportive working environment, excellent and abundant supervision, and opportunities for professional growth.We are looking to employ clinicians to help clients address unhealthy and debilitating behaviors as well as overcome phobias, addictions, and traumas using the Reaching Recovery model.

The clinician's responsibilities include helping clients understand their behaviors, teaching clients how to change their responses to unfavorable situations, and assisting clients in developing healthier coping mechanisms. You should also be able to create personalized exercises and homework assignments to help clients adjust their thought patterns.

To be successful as a clinician here at Sound, you should demonstrate compassion, patience, and understanding when treating clients. You will need to believe and advocate for Diversity, Equity, Justice and Inclusion for and of our clients. Ultimately, an outstanding clinician should be able to effectively communicate with clients to establish trust and accurately assess progress.

Other keywords: therapists, therapy, counselors, counseling, social work, case managers

Responsibilities

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Crisis Clinician is responsible for providing crisis services and consultation for Sound clients and other contracted agencies. Provides phone and onsite intervention on an as-needed basis. As part of the Crisis Services team, provides crisis intervention services to clients including risk assessments, emotional support, resource referrals and safety planning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Provide phone and onsite crisis assessment and intervention.
• Act as consultant and liaison with other care providers to coordinate services for clients.
• Participate in Call Center support.
• Respond to subpoenas that may result from affidavits.
• Provide documentation of services and activities.
• Complete all documentation in timely manner.
• Maintain working relationships with community and government agencies, other professionals, family members of clients and significant others.
• Attend consultations, supervision, and trainings as designated by program manager.
• Maintain ethical and competent client and colleague relationships in the delivery of service.
• Relate to others in a professional manner, respectful of individual and cultural differences.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state and county laws and regulations, Sound policies and procedures and all safety regulations.
• Perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.
• Understand recovery concepts in behavioral health.
• Apply recovery concepts, as appropriate to my work at Sound.
• Synthesize and demonstrate recovery concepts in my work at Sound.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• Ability to work well independently and within a team is necessary.
• Knowledge of community mental health systems and resources within King County is highly desirable. In addition, skill and experience in working in the following:
  • A wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in children and adults;
  • Providing treatment services to the adult chronically mentally ill population;
  • Clinical assessment and treatment;
  • Crisis assessment, crisis care, and acute crisis intervention;
  • Communicating and working effectively with collateral agencies and the emergency systems;
  • Psychiatric hospitalization of both voluntary and involuntary adult and child clients;
  • Providing mental health and crisis services to culturally and ethnically diverse populations.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in a therapeutic field considered with at least 2 years of experience in crisis intervention required.
• Must have experience providing crisis intervention services.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Must be able to obtain a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
• Washington State driver’s license and insurable driving record required.
• Must successfully pass criminal background checks.
• Mental Health Professional (MHP) Desgination preferred.

Perks at Sound!

All Team Members at Sound working 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:

• 100% Paid Medical & Dental Insurance
  • Full time Team Member and child(ren) coverage until child's 26th birthday
  • Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available (team member pays full cost)
• Paid Life Insurance
  • 2x annual salary additional $25,000
• Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary)
  • 100% premiums paid by Sound
• 18 Days of Paid Rest and Relaxation (Vacation) - beginning first year
• 12 Days of Paid Sick Leave
• 9 Days of Paid Holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • for health care (limited) and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  • The Standard
• Sound retirement plan:
  • 401(k) plan (organization contribution) – Sound contributes 3% to team members plan even if you don’t.  
  • Team members are 100% vested; team members may contribute to their own plan
• Paid Training
  • Free in-house professional training and $400 annually 3 paid days off-site training
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free Supervision Hours -  Washington State Licensure
• Service Award - at 5,10,15,20 & 25 years of service

Current sign-on bonus: $1,500

Pay rate: $29 per hour

Salary : $25,000