Job Description
Description Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day? We offer our full-time employees the following benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account Voluntary Life insurance Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance Critical Illness insurance Accident insurance Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program General Position Description: Responsible for providing crisis intervention, assessment, counseling, and behavioral health support to members. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provides behavioral health support to members and families in crisis and post-crisis. Facilitates connecting member to their appropriate clinical team member. Deescalates crisis situations and assesses for danger to self and danger for others. Assesses and provides crisis intervention services to members and their families. Documents all interactions in members' individual charts. Continues the assessment process throughout the behavioral health process, including the continued identification of the child and family strengths, needs, and culture, and monitors progress toward treatment goals. Completes screeners, assessments, crisis plans, intake paperwork, and other paperwork needed to stabilize a crisis or enroll a new member. Coordinates care with member’s clinical team and conducts CFTs and ARTs to ensure member has appropriate services for their clinical needs. Coordinates care with inpatient hospitals, emergency room departments, crisis centers, residential treatment facilities, and other placements as necessary. Arranges hospital discharge appointments. Responds to requests for documentation or information about a member from community providers, hospitals, or Crisis Response Center (CRC). Completes enrollment and crisis planning with Hospitals and CRC when an urgent enrollment is needed. Works with families and children that require a high level of service provision, contact, and coordination of treatment. Works collaboratively with other systems such as Juvenile/Adult Detention, Juvenile/Adult Probation, Division of Disabilities, Department of Child Safety/Adult Protective Services, and other Behavioral Health entities. Provides individual, family, and/or group counseling based on needs as determined by the Clinical Supervisor/Director. Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements: Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of behavioral health or related work/volunteer experience required. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Regulatory Must be at least 21 years of age. Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required. Transportation for daily visits, to attend trainings, and perform other work-related activities. Organizational vehicles may not be available at all times. Must be able to pass a criminal background check prior to employment and regular checks for the duration of the employment. Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides). CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides). Satisfactorily Completed Competency Checklist within 3 months of hire. Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Training and experience in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques. Knowledge in child development and human development across the life span. Knowledge of adult, child, and infant mental health principles, methods, procedures, and standards. Has strong clinical knowledge. Able to utilize DSM-5-TR to diagnose older children, adolescents, and adults and the crosswalk to the DC-0-