Therapist, Child/Adolescent Crisis Response Team (Daphne)

• Overview EastPointe Hospital is a private, free-standing psychiatric hospital for adults and adolescent males (ages 12 – 18) located in Daphne, Ala.
• EastPointe’s clinical and medical professionals assess and evaluate adults and adolescents in psychiatric crisis.
• Treatment focuses on stabilizing psychiatric symptoms and preventing psychiatric commitment.
• Adults and/or adolescents admitted to EastPointe will have exhibited life-threatening, destructive or disabling behavior or symptoms.
• Each patient completes a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and receives 24-hour clinical care for the duration of their stay.
• The goal is for each patient to return to home or to the least restrictive level of care.

Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities: Provides rapid crisis intervention and assessment to individuals, using face-to-face or telephone response, when calls come into Access to Care or the Intensive Care Coordinator as appropriate Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation Collaborates with Access to Care as needed Establishes and maintains regularly scheduled, and as needed, contact with the other AltaPointe programs to optimize appropriate dispositions and outcomes Leads in the initiating and implementing the services of the Child/Adolescent Crisis Response Team Provides services in the community, consumer’s homes, etc. Effectively determines the level of response needed in crisis situations Provides appropriate follow-up and referrals after a crisis Educates families on de-escalating crisis situations, including but not limited to, safety plans Follows up with consumers that are in AltaPointe Children’s Outpatient Programs who may be decompensating or at high-risk. Travels to consumers’ homes to ensure medication compliance as needed Utilizes appropriate communication methods to ensure appropriate communication with individual consumers’ treatment teams Assist in securing emergency medical services or law enforcement services if needed Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer as needed Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM 5 diagnosis as needed Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer and families, as appropriate Provides individual, group, and family therapy, utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to consumer needs as stated in the treatment plan as needed Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members, law enforcement, emergency medical services, court personnel and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services Advocates on behalf of the consumer to secure community resources Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning or movement to a less restrictive environment Adheres to professional code of ethics Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent specific competencies Supervision and Consultation: Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement Actively works to enhance clinical skills Clinical Record Keeping: Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy Learns and utilizes Avatar electronic health record appropriately Documents in detail the resolutions of crisis situations and linkage to appropriate follow up sources. Documents all services provided before the completion of the shift. Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments Documents measurable and specific goals in the treatment plan Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services, and techniques used Documents legibly Case Load Management: Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs Meets AltaPointe productivity standards Monitors caseload for accuracy