Crisis Line Clinician

Crisis Line Clinician responsible for answering suicide prevention and crisis hotline phone calls, providing risk assessment, crisis intervention, emotional support, safety planning, and linkage to appropriate resources for callers in a mental health crisis or experiencing symptoms of psychosis or substance use dependence.

Requirements

• Registered in good standing with the Board of Behavioral Sciences as an ACSW, AMFT, APCC
• One year of experience in a variety of clinical assessments, treatment planning, and counseling issues
• Experience with brief interventions, including Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TI-CBT)
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and demonstrate a high level of listening skills
• Ability to consistently adhere to crisis center program policies and procedures and meet monthly minimum key performance indicators (KPI’s)
• Ability to abide by standards of professional ethics and adherence to national standards, trainings, and practices in the field of suicide prevention
• Successful completion of all crisis center training and a passing score on the crisis line counselor exam within the first 21 days of employment

Benefits

• Regionally competitive salary
• Above average health benefits at reduced costs
• Company paid life insurance & long-term disability insurance
• Additional voluntary retirement plan with company match and no vesting schedule requirement
• Paid bereavement and jury duty leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Flexible Spending Program
• Company paid malpractice insurance for all providers
• Professional development hours offered annually