Job description
**RELOCATION ASSISTANCE OFFERED**
The Aspen Hope Center is a nonprofit crisis agency with two offices located in the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley! We have one team in Basalt, CO which is 20 minutes outside of Aspen and another team in Rifle, CO which is 1 hour from Grand Junction.
We are hiring for a Mobile Crisis Clinician for either our Basalt or Rifle team. Our Basalt team covers Aspen, CO to Glenwood Springs, CO, and our Rifle team covers Glenwood Springs, CO to Parachute, CO.
We are looking for someone who is committed to serving those in need of additional support during an emotional crisis.
aspenhopecenter.org
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Aspen Hope Center Crisis Clinicians are responsible for making sure each caller is treated with compassion and time is taken to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- Full time clinicians work three 24hr on call shifts throughout the week
- Conducts mental health crisis evaluations in office or on site (scene response should be within 30 to 60 minutes)
- Assesses for clients safety to themselves and to others
- Initiates M-1 for involuntary treatment only when necessary
- Able to work beyond the initial crisis and continue to work collaboratively for days or weeks. This includes contact by phone and/or in person
- Will establish and maintain strong inter-agency relationships, including local mental health professionals, human service agencies and psychiatric facilities throughout the state.
- Responds on scene when dispatched by the Colorado Crisis Line
- Responds on scene with law enforcement, firefighters, EMSA, or any other first responder agency
- Responds to our local emergency departments
- Ability to respond to requests for evaluations from the office as well as their home.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of DSM-IV TR and DSM 5 diagnoses and symptoms
- Knowledge of local and agency resources for referrals
- Skilled at assessing level of suicidality in individuals who present for help
- Skilled at working with various types of individuals and knowing how to approach each one
- Skilled in basic computer operations – Word, internet use and data management
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision
- Ability to maintain boundaries with clients, practitioners, agencies and community members
- Ability to maintain composure, professionalism, and structure in any given situation
- Ability to maintain communication with clinical team on a daily basis
- Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems
Credentials and Experience
- Masters degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related field
- Colorado state license or license eligible
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Education:
- Master's (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road
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