Adecco Medical Recruitment is currently seeking a full time, direct hire, Licensed Crisis Counselor in the Phoenix, AZ area. This role will come with a wide array of amazing benefits such as generous PTO, paid holidays, flexible schedule (10's or 12's), added pay per call incentives, great medical benefits and much more. If you are a licensed counselor who is interested in joining a growing team of professionals and are ready for a new opportunity, please apply today!

Summary:

A Crisis Counselor provides a clinically sound crisis assessment to clients who are in crisis at a hospital or office setting. Crisis Counselors will respond in a timely manner to requests from physicians, nurses, nurse case managers, or others to complete a thorough crisis assessment and make recommendations

for discharge or level of care. A Crisis Counselor must have the ability to assess and provide immediate crisis intervention services. If a Crisis Counselor determines a client will require a specific level of care, he/she will coordinate/facilitate those services and provide excellent customer service follow up care to providers.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to assess and provide immediate crisis intervention services

• Determine client's appropriate level of care

• Correctly assess client's with mental health disorders, substance abuse, and/or suicidal/homicidal behavior

• Ability to work with all populations including children, developmentally disabled and those with serious mental illness

Duties:

• Complete a thorough crisis assessment and make recommendations for appropriate level of care

• Document in appropriate electronic medical records

• Clinicians will respond in a timely manner to requests from physicians, nurses, nurse case managers, or other hospital staff

• Coordinate and/or facilitate placement services with the Care Team

• Provide excellent customer service follow up care to clients and providers

• Counselors must have the ability to travel to the location where the client is experiencing the crisis situation

• A timely on-site response is required with an average response time within the acceptable limits of the company-wide average response time range

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings

• Assist with the training of new Crisis counselors

• Attend and testify in mental health court as required

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Current, unrestricted license issued by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMSW (Licensed Master of Social Worker), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LAC (Licensed Associate Counselor). Documented post-master's experience for two (2) years, including experience within the past 24 months providing counseling services, or an equivalent of experience, skills and education.

Pay Details: $66,000.00 to $77,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.