Crisis Services Clinician

Together we inspire wellness.

Through hope & healing, Sinnissippi Centers strives to empower all to live their best lives.

Our Crisis Clinicians meet with individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency in local facilities and institutions including our offices, emergency rooms, police departments, etc. to complete assessments while focusing on collaboration with consumer support and recovery-oriented structures. This position is based out of our Dixon Crisis Team hub that dispatches to provide community based services.

Objectives

- Crisis evaluation and disposition

  • Completes mental health and substance abuse assessments/evaluations to individuals presenting in crisis or requesting face-to-face or via telehealth consultation:
  • Contact a physician (Psychiatrist or Emergency Department provider) for disposition recommendations
  • Documents within the patient's medical record(s) within time requirements
  • Completes appropriate paperwork for processing patient assessment/ disposition and legal requirements
  • Case management

- Assists team to locate available facilities outside of our local community

- Obtaining insurance authorizations

- Assists patients in connecting to our community's resources

Requirements

  • Mental Health Professional or MHP (one of the following required): A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field; a bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting; a practical nurse license under the Illinois Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]
  • Ability to work independently at times
  • Completes accurate assessment and diagnoses
  • Application of critical thinking
  • Great interpersonal skills
  • Positive and professional attitude
  • Good written and oral communication.
  • Able to plan and organize their work.
  • Recognizes signs of suicidal behavior
  • Flexibility
  • Motivated and energetic to support team when needed with a variety of tasks and assessments in multiple locations
  • Reliable transportation

Salary: $51,405 - $59,758 (MHP/bachelor's level); $59,116 - $68,870 (QMHP/master's level)

Sinnissippi Centers offers a competitive benefits package and healthcare plan.

  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Agency-provided Life insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with 50% - employer match

Equal Employment Opportunity

YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers, we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma-informed care creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves-as consumers, as staff, and as community members.