Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $32.05 to $40.86 per hour. Part time (36 hours per week), non-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 the Crisis Assessment Specialist is to complete a crisis assessment for Douglas County recipients that may be in need of admission to an acute care psychiatric hospital and anyone requesting admission to a state hospital.  Specific duties include but not limited to:

• Conduct crisis assessment interviews including a mental status assessment of suicidal/homicidal risk, and an evaluation of whether this individual meets the inpatient psychiatric admission criteria;
• Provide crisis counseling and determine, as a matter of course, whether the client would be appropriate for referral to outpatient care, or other services as an alternative to hospitalization;
• Complete all paperwork and data entry associated with the screening and any other clinical work with the client;
• Conduct brief phone assessments to determine the level of acuity on incoming calls to the Access Center;
• Completing intake assessments, diagnosing/treatment plans and making appropriate referrals as indicated;
• Provide referrals and/or schedule intake appointments as appropriate;
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job;
• Completing additional responsibilities that may be assigned as circumstances warrant;

Qualifications include but not limited to: 

• graduation from an accredited four year college or university plus a master's degree from an accredited school of social work, psychology 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;
• reliable transportation and a valid, unrestricted driver's license
• strong interpersonal skills in working with diverse publics;
• flexibility in assigned working hours;
• an energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex work place.