POSITION SUMMARY: As a member of the Mobile Crisis for Law Enforcement program (MCLE), the Mental Health Professional (MHP) accompanies law enforcement officers in responding to police dispatches related to mental health crises. After the police have secured the scene, the MHP works with individuals and their community supports to assess and de-escalate a crisis, determine the level of care necessary to meet the individual’s needs, develop alternatives to involuntary hospitalization through conducting assessments, treatment planning, counseling, and coordination of community care linkages and discharge process. The MHP coordinates the involuntary hospitalization process in situations where individuals present as dangerous to themselves or others. The MHP acts as an advocate and represents the needs and rights of persons served with outside social service agencies, families, etc.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Clinical Supervisor
DIRECT REPORTS: None
CONTACTS: Individuals served and their families and caregivers, agency staff, general public, funding source representatives, program evaluation personnel, related professional agencies/social service agencies, community mental health centers and hospitals, advocacy groups, county and state government representatives, employers and other stakeholders.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
Elwyn reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive statement of duties and responsibilities of the job nor does it constitute a written or implied contract.
Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
Positions available throughout, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 19063
Full-time
Non-Union
Behavorial Health, Crisis, Mental Health, Healthcare Services
Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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