+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | Mobile Crisis Therapist to | | | provide intensive therapy | | | services as part of a special | | | program in Purvis, MS. The Mobile | | | Crisis Therapist position will | | | provide emergency services for | | | individuals in the PBMHR services | | | area.  Position has on-call | | | duties. The Mobile Crisis | | | Therapist position is 24/7 and | | | may require coverage after hours, | | | on weekends and holidays.  | | | | | | The Mobile Crisis Therapist | | | position will be part of a team | | | that partners with Lamar County | | | Law Enforcement to create a | | | mobile crisis response program | | | that will divert individuals into | | | trauma-informed harm reduction | | | case management and treatment, | | | according to readiness and | | | choice. The goal of this team is | | | to divert individuals from the | | | criminal justice system to | | | treatment and case management | | | service providers.  | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties. | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and | | | 403(b) plan.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Master's degree in | | | behavioral health field | | | required | | | - Must be eligible for DMH | | | Certification within 60 days | | | of hire; Clinical license | | | preferred | | | - Must have valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Working knowledge of mental | | | health symptoms and how they | | | present in crisis situations | | | - Excellent communication | | | skills required | | | - Behavioral health internship | | | required | | | - Independent work ability | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Conducts behavioral health | | | assessments at the Lamar | | | County Jail. | | | - Assesses referrals through a | | | person-centered formal and | | | comprehensive process that | | | identifies specific | | | diagnostic information | | | utilizing a biopsychosocial | | | approach, with an emphasis on | | | criminogenic factors | | | contributing to substance | | | use. | | | - Engages individuals into harm | | | reduction case management and | | | treatment after release. | | | - Demonstrates knowledge of SMI | | | diagnoses and co-occurring |