Oakland Community Health Network·Pontiac, Michigan
The Clinician provides psychosocial support, assessments, and brief therapeutic interventions for individuals in acute mental health crises. They coordinate discharge planning and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient-centered recovery.
Under the direct supervision of clinical supervisor, the CRU Clinician provides psychosocial support to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. This role includes conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, facilitating brief interventions, and coordinating discharge and aftercare services. The Clinical Social Worker collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure trauma-informed, patient-centered care in a fast-paced, recovery-focused environment.
The schedule for this role is three 12-hour shifts, including every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
Essential Functions
Conduct psychosocial assessments to identify emotional, social, and resource needs of individuals in crisis.
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans using solution-focused and trauma-informed approaches.
Provide brief therapeutic interventions to support stabilization and recovery.
Coordinate discharge planning and connect patients with appropriate community resources.
Participate in treatment team meetings and contribute to care planning and progress updates.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
Support a safe, therapeutic environment aligned with CRU goals and individual’s needs.
Adapt to unit demands, including flexible scheduling and coverage support.
Provide short-term, evidence-based individual and group therapy focused on crisis stabilization, safety, and coping skills
Job Requirements and Qualifications
Master’s degree in social work, psychology or counseling.
Must hold a full or limited license in Michigan in social work, counseling or psychology.
• Prior experience in behavioral health setting.
Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)
OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees’ differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.
Market context
Behavioral health openings in Michigan often draw steady interest because employers need independently licensed clinicians who can provide consistent weekly availability. For this LMSW role, competition may center on licensure status, schedule flexibility, and readiness to meet a 25-session, 30-hour weekly commitment. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full posting, then confirm your Michigan licensure and availability before applying.
