Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $62,000 to $85,000 per year. Full time, exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

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.

Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of a Crisis Therapist is to serve the community by working at the Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) with those who come in experiencing a mental health emergency through comprehensive crisis and risk assessments, interventions, and coordination of care to adult, children, and adolescents. The Crisis Therapist will provide mental health services based on the application of clinical social work, counseling and/or clinical psychology theory and principles. Specific duties include but not limited to:

• The TRC is a 24/7 crisis and stabilization facility and therefore shifts vary.
• Provide crisis counseling and determine, as a matter of course, whether the client would be appropriate for a clinical intake, referral, and/or community resource as an alternative to hospitalization.
• Conduct all Reform Hospital Assessments.
• Providing services related to court evaluations and testimony, and consultation and education activities;
• Complete all paperwork and data entry associated with the assessment and any other clinical work with the client in a timely and accurate manner; All information in compliance with Joint Commission and CCBHC standards of care.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job;
• Comfort with the pace of crisis-related work and emergency room care.
• Completing additional responsibilities that may be assigned as circumstances warrant;

Qualifications:

• graduation from an accredited four-year college or university plus a master's degree from an accredited school of social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing
• a minimum of two years' experience in a mental health outpatient setting (or similar setting) providing screening, psychiatric evaluation, crisis/emergency services and diagnoses
• a commitment to a community-based mental health services delivery model
• Licensure from the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board in Kansas;
• excellent diagnostic, crisis intervention and brief psychotherapy skills;
• prior computer experience and basic computer fluency
• reliable transportation and a valid, unrestricted driver's license
• must be able to achieve within one's first 6 months of employment a working competency in the management and use of the Center's electronic medical record software as demonstrated by timely and accurate documentation of the clinical record;

TRC requires the following must be completed prior to start of employment:

• Pre-employment drug screening required
• Proof of Covid-19 immunization
• Proof of flu immunization
• Proof of TB screening prior to starting any position