Mental Health Professional- Diversion

Job Details

Job Location

Wenatchee, WA

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Salary Range

$84800.00 - $100700.00 Salary

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Shift

Day

Description

Provides direct hospital diversion, jail diversion, and acute crisis services for Catholic Charities. The Diversion Outreach Professional provides face-to-face mental health diversion screenings, interventions, and assessments in addition to specific law enforcement first responder duties. This position is required to participate in the rotation for after-hours on-call coverage in addition to regular scheduled work shifts.

Responsibilities :

Law Enforcement & Trueblood Diversion

• Acts as liaison between law enforcement agencies, local prosecutors, and assigned jails regarding recommendations for diversion referrals
• Acts as liaison to behavioral health and other community social and support services for the continued care of individuals
• Responds to law enforcement requests to assist with behavioral health referrals and conduct crisis assessments to determine appropriate response such as de-escalation, safety planning, or referring to the crisis team and Designated Crisis Responder
• Screens referred individuals to obtain necessary information such as criminal history, competency evaluations, law enforcement contact, and behavioral health history to determine eligibility for diversion services. Reports status to appropriate prosecutor
• In coordination with the Program Manager, assigns eligible clients to case management staff and determines appropriateness for caseloads
• Conducts relative assessments, provides clinical interventions, and makes appropriate referrals to Catholic Charities programs and community resources for each Diversion client and referral from law enforcement
• Provides clinical interventions such as motivational interviewing and solutions focused skills to clients as needed
• Serves as primary contact for law enforcement referral follow-up
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings, community partner meetings, and law enforcement meetings as requested or required

Follows and participates in organization programs and requirements

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Job Requirements :

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Physical Requirements :

This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision.

Non-Physical Requirements :

Qualifications for candidates hired at the MHP level : $84,800 - $95,400 per year

Qualifications for candidates hired at the Licensed level : $90,100 - $100,700 per year

Minimum requirements for all candidates :

Employment is conditional upon :

Compliance with policy regarding Disclosure of Outside Employment for purposes of evaluating potential conflicts

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm with occasional rotating on-call hours

Wage Range : $84,800-$100,700 per year, depending on experience and credentials

Sign on Bonus : $25,000 (paid in 4 installments for a total service commitment of 51 months)

Benefits :

It is the practice of Catholic Charities to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We gladly offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process and employment.