Holcomb·Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania
The Crisis Specialist provides crisis intervention, stabilization, and clinical leadership within a sub-acute residential treatment setting. Responsibilities include conducting biopsychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and facilitating individual and group therapy.
Our vast array of services — educational, employment, vocational, residential, habilitative, and behavioral health — are delivered through a network of national and international affiliates. This allows us to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to improving the lives of every person we serve — those who receive and those who reap the benefits of our innovative, responsive solutions.
It is the responsibility of the Crisis Specialist to conduct crisis intervention and stabilization services in a sub-acute residential treatment setting, including assessments, treatment planning, aftercare planning, case management, as well as individual and group therapy.
Program: Crisis Residential Program
*Pay Rates Depend on Experience and Education*
Location: Exton, PA
Possess knowledge of all laws, regulations, contractual requirements, and agency policies and procedures governing the services performed.
Provides training to staff as identified by the Clinical Coordinator or Director.
Complete Biopsychosocial Assessments on new clients.
Acts as the clinical lead of the program during their designated shift.
Possess knowledge of and the ability to follow agency policies and procedures to carry out the care and treatment of clients.
Implement clinical crisis service goals consistent with overall agency goals and policy/procedures.
Report to direct supervisor and other administrative staff as required, in a timely and comprehensive manner.
Maintain personal compliance with all required training requirements and personnel documentation standards.
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences with relevant professional experience of at least 1 year OR Master's degree in social sciences with relevant professional experience of at least 1 year
Experience in a behavioral health setting, including experience with crisis assessment, triage, intervention, and community resources/systems.
Licensure and/or certification preferred.
Pennsylvania Child Abuse, Criminal, and fingerprint-based federal criminal history; Verification that employee is not on any Medicaid/Medicare Exclusion list
At the discretion of the Personnel Officer, additional related experience and/or education may be substituted instead of the requirements specified under Education and Experience
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Market context
Behavioral health employers in Pennsylvania often seek candidates with direct patient care experience, and roles can be more competitive when applicants also bring phlebotomy certification or experience in crisis, detox, or acute psychiatric settings. This posting requires a high school diploma or GED plus at least one year of patient care experience, and the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. If you’re considering applying, review whether your experience matches the setting and be ready to highlight any behavioral-health or phlebotomy background.
