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Centerstone · 3 weeks ago

Crisis Team Lead

Bloomington, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$20.05/hr - $28.10/hr

Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems, dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. The Crisis Team Lead will provide supportive services during mobile crisis response and crisis intervention, facilitating linkages to ongoing services and supervising crisis peers. This role requires effective communication and crisis management skills to ensure the safety and stabilization of clients.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMental HealthPersonal Health

Responsibilities

Assists in crisis assessments, safety planning, return to use prevention planning, overdose prevention planning of individuals at a local community hospital once discharged from hospital care, local police department, school, jail, or other community-based sites, and facilitate appropriate linkage and referral to on-going services

Assists in emergency mental health consultations with physicians, law enforcement officials, school officials, clinical on call staff and other community and/or state agency representatives in an effort to resolve mental health and/or substance use disorder crisis regarding residents in our service area

Assists with pre-screenings for both the state operated hospital and private psychiatric hospitals to determine the need for either voluntary or involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions. Coordinates appropriate staffing with clinical team members as indicated which may include assisting with referrals to Substance treatment level of care and/or psychiatric inpatient care

Assists individuals in making safety plans, discharge plans, overdose prevention plans, return to use prevention plans. Provides follow up services as assigned or assists with team member follow up planning/scheduling for client safety and well-being

Assists management when assigned by mentoring and working alongside new staff and/or interns to model and provide instruction on mobile crisis response and/or co-response with first responders

Attend staff meetings, clinical staffing meetings, and other internal meetings as assigned. Participates on committees as assigned, including quality assurance functions

Assists in the supervision of crisis peers in training and/or Certified Peer Support professionals including hiring, onboarding, training, de-briefing, and overall support

Make necessary decisions in the absence of Crisis Coordinator to assure program continuity. Act in consultation with other Coordinators, Managers, Assistant Directors, Directors, Executive Leadership and Administrative staff

Assist Crisis Leaders with program planning, training, and evaluation including supervision with certified peer support professional staff and/or peers in training

Provides consultation recommendations and support to Crisis Team members to offer peer feedback and guide change process and recovery support as indicated

Demonstrates an ability to manage crisis situations, including danger to self and others, to ensure the safety and stabilization of clients and to make appropriate referrals/linkages when clinically indicated

Travel across all counties IN Crisis Team serves as required

Qualification

Crisis interventionMental health consultationsCommunity resources knowledgeCustomer service techniquesProblem solving strategiesCriminal justiceSupervision skillsEffective communicationTeam collaborationMentoring skills