Crisis Therapist
Competitive starting pay, commensurate with experience.
Job Type: Full Time
Work Model: Office, Client Home, school, and community‑based
Supervisor: Adult Services Director
Typical Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.
Spring River Mental Health & Wellness, Inc. is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic located in Cherokee County, KS. This position will provide crisis services throughout Cherokee County with the primary office location in Riverton, KS.
Spring River is a National Health Service Corp. Site for HRSA Loan Repayment Opportunities for qualifying individuals.
Primary Function: To provide crisis and emergency response services for children and adults that will:
- Quickly assess the nature and degree of the mental health crisis.
- Provide crisis counseling and crisis intervention.
- Provide emergency assessments and pre-hospital screenings.
- Assist individuals/families to access resources to mediate the crisis.
- Maintain supportive services to the individual/family until the crisis is resolved or other services are engaged.
- Coordinate services with crisis case manager and other treatment team members.
- Completion of mental health intakes.
- Timely completion of service notes and other required documentation in the electronic health record.
- Timely submission of screening, preadmission assessments and other crisis response documentation.
- Assist with critical incident stress debriefings.
- To act as a liaison to law enforcement, the medical community and other referral resources.
- Serve in the afterhours Mobile Crisis Response team (MCR) rotation 4-5 weeks per year.
- Perform other necessary duties as assigned by the program director.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Operates efficiently in a variety of settings and offices.
- Remain positive and flexible under work pressure.
- Sound judgement in crisis and routine situations.
- Proficient with computers and word processing.
- Timely completion of EHR documentation and other written documents.
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited university with current active license or ability for licensure through the Kansas Behavior Sciences Regulatory Board as a LMLP, LCP, LPC, LCPC, LMSW, LSCSW, LMFT, LCMFT. Successful completion of professional references, background checks, child and adult abuse registry checks, motor vehicle record check and pre-employment drug screen.
NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 - Regular full-time position
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Exempt
