Job Description

Position based in local police department.

3:00pm - 11:00pm (varies); Will require holidays, nights/weekends rotation

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a recognized field of mental health.

• Emergency/Crisis experience (minimum 1 year) dealing with acute psychiatric assessment and dispositions. Experience with public inebriate (PIP) screenings & dispositions.

• Experience in provision of public or private social work, clinical services, mental health, developmental services and/or substance abuse preferred.

• Ability to effectively interface with a wide range of medical and professional clinicians in hospital/clinic settings; & with police, court & corrections professionals.

• QMHP required or must be obtained within six months of assuming position.

Responsibilities:

• Emergency Clinical & Case Management Services: evaluation and assessment of the individual in crisis and current circumstances, crisis counseling, screening for or diversion from hospitalizations, level of care determination, risk assessment, referral and follow-up. Mobile community & in-home screenings, and when necessary in collaboration with police.
• Ride along and/or walk streets with Police Department as prevention work to help minimize client traffic in the local Emergency Departments.
• Community screenings
• Check-in's with police
• Telephone screening and counseling.
• Court screenings.
• Coordinates services within NKHS and with other agencies and providers as needed.

Full time position with exceptional benefits including low-cost medical and dental, short-/long-term disability coverages, 403(b) retirement plan, life insurance, AFLAC, employee assistance program, generous paid time off, long-term care plan, and additional optional benefits.