Employer | Legacy Health |
Created | 04/23/2024 |
Reference | 239909081 |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | PORTLAND |
Zip | 97201 |
Salary | 38.50 - 57.81 |
Legacy Health
Crisis Intervention Specialist I/II Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled US-OR-PORTLAND Job ID: 24-37839 Type: Part Time - Benefitted Unity Overview In times of crisis, you are there for our patients, their family members and our practitioners. With a supportive approach, you offer short-term, urgent behavioral health services that are focused, effective and patient-driven. Through your use of evidence-based behavioral interventions, you diffuse an often tense situation to bring hope and healing. In short, you exemplify the Legacy mission of making life better for others.
This is a part-time, benefitted, 0.6 FTE position consisting of two 12 hour shifts per week. Up to full-time work highly likely for interested individuals as additional shifts beyond allotted FTE are frequently available within this department. Opportunities exist for cross-training to other roles within Care Management at Unity and / or other Legacy hospitals. Shift differentials apply for weekends ($1.85), evenings ($2.05), and overnights ($4.10).
Partnerships in transforming health: Unity Center for Behavioral Health is a one-of-a-kind center for people facing a mental health crisis. Unity Center features a Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES), where patients receive care by specialists in behavioral health in a calming, non-hospital-like setting. Unity also has inpatient care for adults and teens. It is a collaboration between Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University.
Crisis Intervention Specialist I position ($38.50 min - $55.06 max) Crisis Intervention Specialist II position ($40.43 min - $57.81 max)
Shift differentials apply for weekends ($3.00), evenings ($2.50), and overnights ($4.30)
Responsibilities The Crisis Intervention Specialist at Unity Center for Behavioral Health provides primarily patient-centered, trauma-informed, short term, urgent and emergent behavioral health (mental health and addictions) services in adult and pediatric emergency settings across the health continuum. Works both independently and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Provides behavioral health consultations by supporting or assisting practitioners, family members and patients. Provides focused, effective and evidence-based behavioral interventions. Key services include but are not limited to: brief psychosocial assessment, brief drug and alcohol assessment, crisis intervention, hold assessment, supportive counseling, ED diversion, care coordination and communication with medical team, family, referents, access workers and other community-based providers, and transitions of care/ discharge planning. Incumbents in this job provide a variety of key services in guiding the patient through the continuum of care. This position is specific to Unity Center for Behavioral Health.
Qualifications Education: Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or other behavioral health field as required by licensure or credential.
Experience: 2 year’s relevant experience in care management, mental health and/or addictions services, medical social work, or social service organization. Preferred: 3 years relevant experience.
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LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION: Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action. PI239909081 |
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Date expired | 05/07/2024 |