Job Description

Job Responsibilities

With our Agency\'s mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

This position is located at the Department of Mental Health, Catawba Community Mental Health Center (CCMHC), York Adult Clinic, 205 Piedmont Blvd, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Under the supervision of the Catawba Clinic Directors and the Catawba Mobile Crisis Supervisor you will provide triage, crisis intervention, assessment, and therapy services to adult, child, and adolescent patients at Catawba clinics. You will provide consultation, crisis intervention, and short term case management services to adult, child and adolescent patients through the Mobile Crisis team.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide triage, crisis intervention, assessment and therapy services as part of York Adult intake/triage team.
• Provides emergency assessments of clients experiencing crisis. Conducts face to face consultations as needed, arriving on-site no later than 60 minutes after the receipt of call. Formulate level of care and disposition for Mobile Crisis calls. Educate patients on community resources and make arrangements for immediate disposition regarding transfers and referrals. Serve as provider of crisis intervention by administering brief individual and or/family therapy to address crisis; identify triggers for crisis behavior to include development of crisis safety plan up to initiating the process of involuntary commitment as needed. Maintain call log for quarterly crisis report.
• Provide follow up calls to individuals served by Mobile Crisis. Engage in outreach contacts with community partners/agencies to increase awareness of Mobile Crisis serivices available in Chester, Lancaster, and York counties. Provide these services as needed during monthly visits to Chester and Lancaster clinics.
• Attend and participate in weekly clinical treatment team meetings and staff patients with CCMHC MD as needed. Pursue continuing education and training. Maintain positive professional relationships with CMHC staff and community agencies as well as patients and their families. Work to overcome the stigma of mental illness and mental health services by providing education, training and support services to the community at large.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

State Minimum Requirements:
A master\'s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex - including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. Please account for any and all gaps of employment in your application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of application completion nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

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