Crisis and intake clinician needed to join our team in Paw Paw, just 20 minutes west of Kalamazoo. The Access Clinician provides intake, psychosocial assessment, and crisis response service(s) for customers in need of or requesting agency services in Van Buren County.

Van Buren Community Mental Health provides services to adults with severe & persistent mental illness, children with severe emotional disturbance, and individuals with developmental disabilities in Van Buren County. For more than 55 years, we have dedicated ourselves to the practice of compassionate, professional and excellent care. In all we do, we endeavor to consistently create a positive and healing organization that believes in the value and dignity of each individual in our community.

Access Clinicians:

• Provide & document intake, psychosocial assessment and crisis response services.
• Link, coordinate, and monitor intake, assessment & crisis services within and between affected programs, community agencies, foster care homes, or skilled nursing facilities.
• Provide crisis services to other community agencies, such as schools, hospitals, police departments, jails, etc.
• Develop initial service plans, including exit criteria, and present recommendations to the treatment team.

Qualified candidates will possess:

• Master's degree with appropriate licensure. LMSW preferred.
• Demonstrated diagnostic and case reporting skills and ability to respond to crisis situations in a positive manner.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including ability to be punctual, manage time and crisis situations flexibly & effectively, and demonstrate good judgment.
• Ability to effectively utilize Electronic Medical Record system.

Full-time position (37.5 hours per week, 8:30am-5pm, Mon-Fri). Salary range is $49,166-72,202/yr plus an excellent benefit package including an affordable, top-notch health/dental/vision plan, deferred compensation retirement plan with employer matching, employer-provided life & disability insurance, 12 paid holidays each year, and generous paid time off to promote work/life balance. Join our team!

Submit your cover letter & resume to Human Resources, Van Buren CMH, P.O. Box 249, Paw Paw, MI 49079. Learn more about us and view additional job details on the Employment page at www.vbcmh.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $49,166.00 - $72,202.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person