Posted in Other 13 days ago.
Location: Portland, Oregon
In times of crisis, you are there for our patients, their family members and our practitioners. With a supportive approach, you offer short-term, urgent behavioral health services that are focused, effective and patient-driven. Through your use of evidence-based behavioral interventions, you diffuse an often tense situation to bring hope and healing. In short, you exemplify the Legacy mission of making life better for others.
The position is specifically focused and will be working primarily with individuals experiencing substance use withdrawal symptoms. You will be working on the new Emergency Substance Use unit (ESUD) located in the Psychiatric Emergency unit (PES) at Unity. ESUD like the PES will be open and function seven days a week 24 hours a day. Staff include nursing, psychiatric providers, crisis intervention specialists, peer support specialists, spiritual guidance, and internal medicine providers. CIS shifts are 12 hours seven days a week 0700 – 1930. Although not required, CADC training and certification is preferred.
Partnerships in transforming health:
Unity Center for Behavioral Health is a one-of-a-kind center for people facing a mental health crisis. Unity Center features a Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES), where patients receive care by specialists in behavioral health in a calming, non-hospital-like setting. Unity also has inpatient care for adults and teens. It is a collaboration between Adventist Health, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University.
Crisis Intervention Specialist I position ($38.50 min - $55.06 max)
Crisis Intervention Specialist II position ($40.43 min - $57.81 max)
The Crisis Intervention Specialist at Unity Center for Behavioral Health provides primarily patient-centered, trauma-informed, short term, urgent and emergent behavioral health (mental health and addictions) services in adult and pediatric emergency settings across the health continuum. Works both independently and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Provides behavioral health consultations by supporting or assisting practitioners, family members and patients. Provides focused, effective and evidence-based behavioral interventions. Key services include but are not limited to: brief psychosocial assessment, brief drug and alcohol assessment, crisis intervention, hold assessment, supportive counseling, ED diversion, care coordination and communication with medical team, family, referents, access workers and other community-based providers, and transitions of care/ discharge planning. Incumbents in this job provide a variety of key services in guiding the patient through the continuum of care. This position is specific to Unity Center for Behavioral Health.
Education:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or other behavioral health field as required by licensure or credential.
Experience:
Knowledge/Skills:
LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
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Salary: $38.00
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