Camino Real Community Services
Location
Eagle Pass, Texas
Salary
$24 / HOUR
Evaluates and assesses individuals in acute mental health or substance abuse crises to develop therapeutic interventions and safety plans. Provides services across various community settings and coordinates with families and referral services to ensure client stability.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health field and three years of paid casework experience. Must be a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP), bilingual in English and Spanish, and reside within one hour of the service area.
Under the general direction of the Crisis Team Lead, the MCOT Case Manager evaluates and assesses individuals with acute/severe problems related to substance abuse, mental or emotional problems, clients may be suicidal, depressed, psychotic, and/or potentially violent. Develops therapeutic interventions, treatment recommendations, dispositions and referral services to groups or individuals with acute, severe, or chronic problems related to emotional or mental crisis or substance abuse to assist in identifying, minimizing, or resolving problems and ensure safety. Works with the client’s family to assist them in understanding and dealing with the client’s problems. Monitors individual behavior and progress to ensure the disposition and referrals are appropriate, reports and documents observations of client behavior and progress.
Services will be provided in a variety of settings to include home, community, school, jails, hospitals, etc. Must be able to physically respond to activated Crisis Calls within 1 hour regardless of designated level of intensity, urgent ‘vs’ emergent. This position requires extensive local travel, on-call responsibility, the ability to work changing shifts to include evenings, some weekend coverage, have rotating days off, and be available to work overtime.
Attends meetings, seminars, and training sessions as required. Maintains various data used in the generation of reports, utilizes a computer to enter, store, and retrieve data, compiles and produces narrative reports, composes routine correspondence, disseminates information to others, reviews data to ensure accuracy, and forwards data to applicable personnel.
