Crisis Evaluator - FT
| Estimated Pay info | Based on similar jobs in your market$20 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Littleton, Colorado |
About this job
Job Description
At AllHealth Network, compassion, collaboration, and clinical excellence come together to support individuals during moments of acute behavioral health crisis. Our Crisis Response Team serves individuals whose lives are disrupted by mental illness, substance use, or behavioral disturbances, with a focus on safety, stabilization, and recovery.
As a Crisis Evaluator, you will provide comprehensive crisis assessments, clinical recommendations, and care coordination to ensure individuals are connected to the safest and least restrictive level of care. This role is ideal for a clinician who thrives in fast-paced, high-acuity environments and is committed to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.
What You'll Do
- Conduct thorough assessments in the facility for clients experiencing a crisis and develop comprehensive treatment plans based on client need
- Make clinically appropriate dispositions to the safest, least restrictive environment
- Provide mental health crisis evaluation and safety planning for clients experiencing a crisis. Evaluations may take place at AllHealth Network locations
- Conduct clinical and behavioral assessments, medical screenings, and evaluations for clients experiencing crisis, and develop clinical recommendations based on the client's presentation.
- Make clinically appropriate referrals to the safest, least restrictive environment, to include safety planning when indicated.
- Complete crisis interventions with approved documentation coding.
- Complete screening and assessments for voluntary and mental health and substance use emergency holds; when necessary, initiate 27-65 mental health holds for clients requiring involuntary commitment.
- Obtain collateral information to ensure that crisis interventions consider the context of the client's overall presentation
- Navigate the treatment needs of the client and make referrals to internal and external resources as appropriate, to include outpatient and inpatient services as well as shelters and other community resources.
- Perform professional interpretation and analysis of clinical data and assessments to formulate treatment recommendations and diagnosis, while involving social and professional supports in all aspects of client care, as appropriate.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with client's funding source regarding clinical recommendations and requests for authorization for levels of care requiring pre-authorization.
- Coordinate ongoing services with AllHealth Network and/or community agencies as appropriate.
- Review documentation for referrals to AHN higher level of care units and determine clinical appropriateness for admission.
- Work with the Crisis Response Team and other treatment teams to track bed availability and admissions.
- Meet Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) requirements for assessment domains within an intake assessment.
- Conduct follow-up calls for clients who successfully discharge from the Crisis Response Team per Signal requirements
- Conduct brief telephonic risk assessments, crisis counseling, and safety planning for clients who have been referred to the crisis response team
- Utilize approved behavioral management techniques to support client's safety on the Acute Care Campus
- Provide after-hours clinical support to AHN higher level of care units as needed.
- Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field. Licensure required.
- LMFT, LPC or LCSW Licensure preferred but not required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a clinical behavioral health setting
- Demonstrate a high level of skill in assessment, evaluation and therapeutic engagement of diverse clients; use of evidence-based counseling models and techniques that match presenting problems; good diagnostic skills and treatment/care planning; and the ability to work with clinical documentation and electronic health records (EHR).
- Knowledge of DSM V and working principles of recovery and trauma-informed care in treatment planning and in direct care. Experience working with individuals and families who experience various behavioral health problems.
- Ability to operate PC-based software programs including proficiency in Word, Excel and other computer based systems.
- Possess advanced written and oral communication, decision making and problem solving skills, and efficient time management. Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team; collaborating with other internal and external teams.
- Must possess own transportation, have a good driving record, a valid driver's license, and proof of insurance.
- Extensive knowledge of the DSM V and criteria application to individuals during initial assessment.
- Ability to conceptualize a case to develop an individualized treatment plan for each client.
- Basic understanding of different levels of care and medical necessity for each to ensure appropriate services for individuals based on presenting need
- Demonstrated competence in evaluation and intervention in crisis situations
- A culture rooted in compassion, care, and integrity, where clinicians are valued as people first.
- Strong work-life balance supported by flexible scheduling options and manageable caseloads.
- The autonomy to shape your work, with leadership that trusts your professional judgment.
- Regular supervision and consultation opportunities with experienced clinicians and leaders.
- Clear paths for professional growth through continuing education, mentorship, and leadership development.
- A comprehensive benefits package and a supportive environment where your voice matters.
- The opportunity to serve a diverse and high-impact population, making a real difference every day in the lives of individuals, families, and our community.
Multiple shift options:
Night shift:
Wednesday - Saturday 9 PM - 7 AM
Located in Littleton, CO
Compensation:
$32 - $37
- $3 shift differential from 5pm to 7am on weekdays and all day on weekends
- AllHealth Network offers a 10% compensation differential for bilingual individuals in English and Spanish (testing required).
- Sign On Bonus of $5,000 Available - external candidates only
The Perks & Benefits You Deserve:
First, you would be joining one of Denver's Top Places to Work! We are honored to receive this amazing award, and we know it is recognition from our engaged staff who believe they are taken care of, listened to, and believe they are part of something bigger.
Our facility is approved by the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC), and we offer our employees the opportunity to participate in our Loan Repayment Program. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:
- Positive, collaborative team culture
- Competitive compensation structure
- Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement Savings 401k, company match up to 50% of the first 6% contributed
- Excellent Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays Off
- Additional Benefits
AllHealth Network (formerly known as Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network) is an organization that has been providing mental health and substance use counseling since 1955. We are deeply connected to our community in the south-Denver metro area. We are a mission-driven not-for-profit, private organization with a full array of clinical services available to all ages.
We are a trusted family of mental health and substance use providers. Our warm, smart, compassionate clinicians (counselors, therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, case managers, nurses) offer a consistent model of clinical excellence with a focus on personalized goals for treatment. Whether this is your first call to seek services, a mental health emergency, or if you have been a client with us for years, our providers are here to serve you with an open heart and mind.
C = Your neighborhood resource for...
Care: We offer same day walk-in initial appointments in Littleton and Parker and 24/7 crisis care.
Community: As a large community mental health center, we are able to offer mental health or substance use assessment appointments within 7 days of request.
Connection: We help you build social connections and understand the importance of belonging.
Crisis: our Walk-in Crisis center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide crisis evaluations for all ages.
Conversation: We have almost 200 clinicians working in various programs across our Network—20 of whom are trained in Dr. Brené Brown’s The Daring WayTM to provide powerful conversation with clients who want to live freely and authentically.
Counseling: Our highly skilled providers are trained in the latest, most effective, evidence-based practices with demonstrated outcomes.
Co-Occurring: We offer co-occurring treatment for those dealing with both mental health and addiction.