Adecco Medical is currently seeking a full-time, direct-hire, Licensed Crisis Counselor to join our client in Tempe, AZ (zip code: 85282). This role will come with a wide array of amazing benefits such as generous PTO, paid holidays, flexible schedule (10s or 12s), added pay-per-call incentives, great medical benefits, and much more. If you are a licensed counselor who is interested in joining a growing team of professionals and is ready for a new opportunity, please apply today!
Pay: $65,000-$105,000
Summary:
- A Crisis Counselor provides a clinically sound crisis assessment to clients who are in crisis at a hospital or office setting.
- Crisis Counselors will respond in a timely manner to requests from physicians, nurses, nurse case managers, or others to complete a thorough crisis assessment and make recommendations
- for discharge or level of care.
- A Crisis Counselor must have the ability to assess and provide immediate crisis intervention services.
- If a Crisis Counselor determines a client will require a specific level of care, he/she will coordinate/facilitate those services and provide excellent customer service follow up care to providers.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to assess and provide immediate crisis intervention services
- Determine client’s appropriate level of care
- Correctly assess client’s with mental health disorders, substance abuse, and/or suicidal/homicidal behavior
- Ability to work with all populations including children, the developmentally disabled, and those with serious mental illness
Duties:
- Complete a thorough crisis assessment and make recommendations for the appropriate level of care.
- Document in appropriate electronic medical records.
- Clinicians will respond in a timely manner to requests from physicians, nurses, nurse case managers, or other hospital staff.
- Coordinate and/or facilitate placement services with the Care Team
- Provide excellent customer service follow up care to clients and providers.
- Counselors must have the ability to travel to the location where the client is experiencing the crisis situation.
- A timely on-site response is required with an average response time within the acceptable limits of the company-wide average response time range.
- Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
- Assist with the training of new Crisis counselors.
- Attend and testify in mental health court as required.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Current, unrestricted license issued by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMSW (Licensed Master of Social Worker), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor).
- Documented post-master’s experience for two (2) years, including experience within the past 24 months providing counseling services, or an equivalent of experience, skills and education.
If interested, please apply or email your updated resume directly to: anthony.izzi@adeccona.comPay Details: $65,000.00 to $105,000.00 per year
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.