+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking | | | a Crisis Team Therapist for the | | | Mobile Crisis Response Team | | | (MCERT) to serve in Jones and | | | Wayne Counties. The Crisis Team | | | Therapist position will provide | | | emergency services for | | | individuals in the PBMHR services | | | area.  Position has on-call | | | duties. The Crisis Team Therapist | | | position is 24/7 and may require | | | coverage after hours, on weekends | | | and holidays.  The goal of the | | | Mobile Crisis Response Team is to | | | divert hospitalizations when | | | possible.   | | | | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.   | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and | | | 403(b) plan.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +----------------------------- -----+-----------------------------------+ | - Master's degree in | | | behavioral health field | | | required | | | - Must have a minimum of a | | | CMHT Therapist Certification | | | at hire; Clinical license | | | preferred | | | - Must have valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Working knowledge of mental | | | health symptoms and how they | | | present in crisis situations | | | - Excellent communication | | | skills required | | | - Behavioral health | | | internship required | | | - Independent work ability | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Coordinates with an | | | individual's local mental | | | health center staff to ensure | | | coordinated, local long-term | | | care. | | | - Administers emergency | | | diagnostic and | | | therapy services to | | | individuals in crisis, | | | including family members and | | | other stakeholders. | | | - Demonstrates knowledge and | | | skills necessary to provide | | | care appropriate to the age | | | of the consumer served. | | | - Participates in team staffing | | | and functions as a member of | | | the interdisciplinary | | | treatment team. | | | - Develop effective | | | safety/crisis intervention | | | plans that are | | | person-centered and support | | | strong therapeutic | | | partnerships with individuals | | | and their families. | | | - Assists in diverting | | | individuals from more |