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Crisis Coordinator
Job Code:12739
Location:Saco 04072
Department:Crisis Stabilization Chld
FT/PT Status:Full Time
  
Summary:

Provides client support through milieu management including individual and group interventions, daily activity scheduling, crisis care, and care coordination.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    • Responsible for the daily groups on the unit and supporting unit staff in running effective groups through mentoring and providing curriculum.
    • In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, ensures that the clients have an activity and daily schedule that supports the entire milieu for the afternoon/evening and prepares the schedule for the entire week and weekend.
    • Communicates directly with clients who are experiencing crisis to assess mental status, current level of functioning, and the person’s wishes and goals for crisis stabilization.
    • Assists the team in developing a crisis stabilization plan with the client and family or guardian, based on a comprehensive assessment that includes mental status and risk assessments along with multidisciplinary team.
    • Communicates with the family as needed on a weekly basis.
    • Acts as the liaison with local police department, emergency departments, crisis teams, and inpatient units, school, supervisors and leadership.
    • Collaborates with individual’s providers and natural supports.
    • Transports clients as needed.
    • Implement and demonstrate a SAMHSA trauma-informed and strengths-based approach in interventions.
    • Follow proper behavioral interventions including Safety Care procedures, including preventative behavior supports and physical interventions.
    • Meets recordkeeping requirements by the timely completion of safety plans, crisis stabilization assessments and by maintaining current progress notes, logs and other information as required in the client’s chart.
    • Assists in the intake and discharge planning of clients as assigned by the supervisor.
    • Communicates and liaises with the crisis triage department for new referrals
    • Attends all treatment team and service planning meetings.

    EDUCATION:

    • Minimum Associate’s Degree. Bachelor’s Degree preferred

    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

    • BHP required within 6 months; MHRT-C or MHRT-CSP Eligible
    • Maintain a valid state driver’s license.

    POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

    • Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently. 

    EXPERIENCE:

    • Minimum of two years relevant experience required. Mobile crisis experience or inpatient experience preferred.