Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity, and hope reflect in everything we do.

Mobile Response Team PRN Mobile Crisis Specialists is an hourly position, nonexempt, non-benefits eligible, and not currently open for internal BNC applicants. Hourly pay is $35 with applicable shift differentials. The MRT operates 18/7/365 with plans to expand operation hours. Shift Differentials are part of supporting Crisis Services needs for extended hours of coverage.

The PRN Mobile Crisis Specialist serves as part of the Mobile Response Team and Crisis Division of BNC. The MRT collaboratively responds to a broad range of community needs including high acuity individuals or those with complex circumstances and is responsible for providing mobile and/or onsite behavioral health crisis services to individuals across life stages throughout Douglas County, Kansas. Team members in this position will be adept that providing brief, intensive crisis services with the goal of reducing the need for hospitalization, diverting from justice system contact, and assisting with other diversion activities.

Crisis Services needs for extended hours of coverage and apply as follows:

• Day Shift is defined as any hours worked between 8am - 3pm; Evening Shift is defined as any hours worked between 3:00pm and 11:00pm; Night Shift is defined as any hours worked between 11:00pm and 2:00am
• Evening shift differential $2, Night shift differential 2.75
• Weekend shifts are defined as being worked between 11 pm Friday through 2am Monday
• Weekend Day shift differential $2
• Weekend Evening shift differential $3.25, Weekend Night shift differential $4
• PRN employees who are scheduled and have worked hours on a holiday as observed by MRT will be compensated at 2x their base hourly rate, plus any applicable differential as outlined above

The primary responsibility will be to safely respond in partnership with MRT teammates to provide solution-focused and recovery-oriented interventions at the point of a behavioral health crisis or concern in the community. A good portion of service provision will involve active crisis responses and brief transitional crisis support. Services can be offered through collaborative multidisciplinary, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented approaches.

RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to)

• Response must occur within 45 minutes of contact being made
• Aid in access to recommended services such as inpatient hospitalization, substance abuse services, outpatient therapy, child rehabilitation services, adult rehabilitation services, and psychiatric services
• Collaborate with BNC MRT colleagues and other outside providers in the coordination of appropriate service and level of care
• Meet and comply with all administrative and clinical documentation requirements for crisis division staff
• Meet direct service expectations and comply with other standards as established
• Attend and actively participate in program staffing, clinical supervision 1x monthly during shift
• Provide input to supervisors and other treatment team members regarding clinical or program issues
• Coordinate services between agencies or multidisciplinary providers on behalf of the client

QUALIFICATIONS (including but not limited to)

• Bachelor's degree in human services
• Demonstrated knowledge of the theory and practice of human services at the Bachelor's level having 1 - 2 years' experience working in a social services role
• Basic level knowledge of community mental health services, crisis intervention models, stages of change, and understanding of behavioral health concepts and presentation is strongly preferred
• Ability to provide screening, brief intervention, and referral to services for SUD
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required
• Must be located geographically in Douglas County for entirety of shift duration to ensure consistent and efficient crisis response team.
• Must be willing to collaborate and coordinate with local law enforcement/EMS/hospital emergency department/multidisciplinary community partners as appropriate and necessary to coordinate care and ensure a safe environment for the patient and staff providing mental health support and assessment.
• Complete all required training (KS Train, Relias, Basic CPR, First Aid, CPI) and onboarding within 30 days of hire.