Job Description

Job Location: Athens, OH 45701,

Position Type: Full Time,

Job Shift: 12-Hour Mid Shift,

Job Category: Clinical Support,

In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Crisis Intervention Specialist is responsible for evaluating and assessing the mental health and/or substance use of the patient by providing behavioral health pre-screenings, psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and referral management to patients and their families. This position is responsible for assisting patients and their families in understanding and learning to cope with behavioral crisis and in facilitation of appropriate transition or admission planning for those patients needing assistance. Exhibits the MHS Standards of Excellence and exercises strict confidentiality at all times.

Job Functions

• Provides emotional support, crisis intervention, and discharge planning services according to department procedures.
• Assesses and develops an appropriate plan for patients and/or families to assure continuity of care needs are met.
• Completes comprehensive assessments, interventions, and documentation in the patient’s medical record according to written guidelines.
• Utilizes knowledge and skills necessary to assist with explanation and completion of Advance Directives
• Provides crisis stabilization services, evaluations, intakes, pre-hospital screening, in a variety of locations including in all Memorial Health System locations.
• Emphasizes brief psychological and behavioral interventions with persons in need of crisis intervention.
• Provides emergency mental health evaluations of persons who may require involuntary and/or voluntary hospitalizations.
• Provides hospital pre-screening of individuals seeking psychiatric hospitalization.
• Facilitates psychiatric hospitalizations when needed, as well as alternative plans of care.
• Provides sufficient collateral contacts to assure high level of care for individual clients.
• Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Qualifications: Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Registered Nursing Degree OR Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field required.
• Licensed in the State of Ohio as a Registered Nurse or Social Worker required OR must be licensed as a Licensed Practical Counselor within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year of case management or psychiatric experience required.

Special Knowledge, Skills, Training

• Strong communication and clinical skills.
• Ability to interact congenially and empathetically.
• Highly motivated and able to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Assumes on-call responsibilities as necessary.

Compensation Details: Education, experience, and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Benefits: Memorial Health System is proud to offer an affordable, comprehensive benefit package to all full time and flex time employees. To learn more about the many benefits we offer, please visit our website at www.mhsystem.org/benefits.

Bonus Eligibility: Available to qualifying full or flex time employees. Eligibility will be determined upon offer.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-3027, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

• Memorial Health System is a federal drug-free workplace. This policy prohibits marijuana use by employees.