Crisis Therapist

Crisis Therapist

Minimum requirements:

• live in Oahu
• Full/part time available
• Filinig, teamwork, record managment

Job Summary

pay: $28 per hr
Care Hawaii is a behavioral health care organization seeking a compassionate and dependable Crisis Therapist to support the daily functions of CAREs provision of services. CARE Hawaii, Inc. contracts with multiple stakeholders to provide an array of services. The Crisis Therapist is a member of a multidisciplinary team, responsible for organizing, coordinating, monitoring all contract operations under the direction of the Director. The primary duty of the Crisis Therapist is to provide crisis stabilization and crisis support management to individuals experience immediate and often life-threatening crisis situations. The Crisis Therapist has advanced training in a mental health profession (i.e., nursing, social work, psychology) and clinical skills. This member’s may primarily be intellectual in nature and requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgement and requires the ability to function independently in the assessment of suicidality/homicidality or other risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough patient assessments and triage to determine the severity of mental health crises using clinical judgment and standardized tools
• Deliver crisis intervention strategies utilizing techniques such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavioral therapy, and applied behavior analysis (ABA)
• Provide individual and group counseling sessions focused on trauma, grief, PTSD, addiction recovery, and behavioral management
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans aligned with HIPAA regulations and medical documentation standards
• Manage case documentation including medical records, ICD coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), CPT coding, and progress notes with accuracy and confidentiality
• Engage in community outreach and home visits when appropriate to support clients in their natural environments
• Participate in ongoing research efforts and data collection to improve crisis intervention protocols and patient outcomes

Experience

• Provide crisis stabilization based on risk assessment
• Function independently as well as in collaboration with other members of the crisis team as needed
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising crisis plans such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Crisis Triage Rating Scale (CTRS) in conjunction with the other members of the crisis team
• Provide individual crisis stabilization and crisis management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the crisis plans as clients’ needs change
• Educate and support clients' families, and advocate for clients' rights and preferences
• Conduct comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, and diagnosis; physical/dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education/employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living; and family structure and relationships. Submit charts within seven (7) days.
• Acts as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the crisis management process
• Perform shift management and on-call intervention covering nighttime hours and serve as a backup to evening and weekend staff
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures
• Provide ongoing assessment and response to crisis management
• Provide transportation when necessary to clients
• Provide symptom education to enable clients to identify their mental illness symptoms
• Provide direct clinical "in-vivo" services on an individual, group, and family basis
• Provide vocational-supportive counseling
• Teach job-seeking skills
• Provide linkage as appropriate to providers of case management, treatment, nutritional education, housing placement, money management skills, transportation options
• Provide support, advocacy, linkage, and coordination of services as needed
• Attends team meetings and trainings on a regular basis and required monthly supervision.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team player by working with other members of the crisis team, assisting other team members as needed
• Provides required documentation in a timely manner (within 24 hours per contract requirements)
• Willingly performs other duties/responsibilities as requested

1. Assist with Quality Improvement development and monitoring

2. Participate in team meetings

3. Prepare written or electronic reports as requested

4. Interfaces with CARE Hawaii, Inc. staff

5. Participates in conflict resolution as necessary

6. Maintain chart filing, ensuring charts are properly completed thoroughly and monitor charts to ensure charts are always compliant and audit ready