Mobile Crisis Worker - Bachelor's degree preferred

Overview

: University of Utah Health is an integrated academic healthcare system with five hospitals including a level 1 trauma center, eleven community health centers, over 1,600 providers, and a health plan serving over 200,000 members. University of Utah Health is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. In addition to our clinical delivery system, we have a School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, and College of Health providing education and training for over 1,250 providers annually. We have over 2 million patient visits annually and research grants exceeding $350 million. University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics represents our clinical operations for the larger health system. Responsibilities

• Assess environment for safety, health and wellbeing, and mental status of individual in crisis to determine appropriate crisis and / or emergency service interventions under the on-scene supervision of and in collaboration with their master’s level mental health clinician partner.
• Engages with the patient, family / friends, other first responders, and other individuals on scene to coordinate crisis intervention and collaborative emergency care.
• Coordinates care with appropriate community partners and resources and includes law enforcement / EMS.
• Triage and prioritize community response based on highest acuity behavioral health emergencies.
• Offer individualized resources, support, and follow-up calls to mitigate future behavioral health crises.
• Follows all behavior management, de-escalation strategies, and crisis intervention protocols and procedures.
• Ensure all conduct and client interactions are trauma-informed and follows best practices.
• Models sensitivity and competency related to individual client need and applicable cultural awareness.
• Attends safety training which involves local law enforcement and / or University of Utah Health Safety and Security, as well as required training around situational awareness, risk assessments for both the patient and others, and appropriate response to potential on scene weapons or illegal substances.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

Candidates must be eligible to apply for the State Crisis Worker Certification within a year using one of the following methods OR be granted a certification through an exemption from the State :

Licenses Required

Qualifications (Preferred)

Preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Speaking, Standing, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

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