Mental Health Professional - LSW/LPC/LISW/LPCC; Day Shift

Zepf Center has been serving the Lucas County community for over 50 years. We are the leading provider of behavioral health and substance use disorder services in Northwest Ohio. Services include adult and child psychiatric, substance abuse, case management, residential, Crisis Care, and therapy programs, as well as career development and wellness services. Zepf Center also offers primary care medical services to our patients to contribute to their continuum of care. Zepf Center is a trauma-informed agency and environment for both patients and staff.

We are currently seeking a Full-time Mental Health Professional - Emergency Services to try to stabilize the person and get him or her back into the community quickly. Emergency Services is a 24/7 comprehensive program that assesses Lucas County adults, children, and adolescents who are experiencing a psychiatric or behavioral crisis. Patients are assessed onsite or in the field to determine treatment options; hospitalization or referral to community-based services.

*** THIS POSITION PROVIDES A $5,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS ***

Hours: Day Shift; 6:00 am - 2:00 pm with rotating weekends and holidays

Essential Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Conduct triage and intake interviews in person with clients, and potentially, referral sources.
• Provides crisis stabilization services, education, counseling, community resource referral, and other social services interventions to the youth and family.
• Complete counseling/social work assessments, mental status exams, and social histories.
• Coordinates and monitors services in the community, including mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational and social services.
• Facilitate group therapy modules related to different topics based on milieu and determined patient care
• Assist with scheduling group therapies and modalities with other members of the CSU team
• Assess, determine the most appropriate treatment, and develop the plan treatment.
• Provide linkage to case management and services.
• Maintain accurate, complete and appropriate clinical records.
• Work cooperatively with hospital staff to assist in step down of patients from hospital level of care to CSU
• Initiates and develops prevention strategies.
• Performs crisis follow-up as indicated around specific issues that can be dealt with in a specified time frame.
• Maintains timely and complete documentation of services and activities, which meet the standards of CMS, (CARF and OHMAS – only if we will be certified by these entities).
• Performs short-term, brief solution-focused counseling around specific issues that can be dealt with in a specified time frame.
• Assures collection of appropriate client assessment information and demographic information.
• Accurately document service provision and billing information to assure reimbursement.
• Provides critical incident intervention as indicated when traumatic incidents occur in the workplace.
• Ensures competence and annual certification in the following areas: CPR and First Aid, and Crisis Intervention.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to rapidly form positive relationships and to work effectively with law enforcement, fire department, Red Cross and other emergency personnel.
• Ability to deal with agitated or potentially violent clients. Excellent crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
• Ability to engage individuals in the community in problem solving process.
• Ability to relate to clients with a variety of age, economic/educational backgrounds, personality types and problems.
• Ability to work with individuals, families and groups in acute grief crisis.
• Ability to work in a variety of natural environment settings frequently under very chaotic and/or potentially dangerous conditions with police presence.
• Flexibility in dealing with a wide variety of critical and stressful work assignments as the need presents itself. Exhibits flexibility and ability to manage multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in alternate locations as assigned, and able to perform on call as assigned.
• Skill in community education and training.
• Knowledge of the field of stress and stress management.
• Ability to achieve and maintain certification in required training programs.
• Ability to participate in extensive cross-training with a variety of emergency personnel.
• Ability to work and make critical decisions in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to operate independent of mental health supervisor at scenes, consult as needed, initiate problem-solving activity as needed.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a wide variety of systems.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Maintains a level of self-care that is adequate for managing a high-pace, crisis response position.

Organizational Competencies:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the agency mission, vision, goals, and philosophy as well as the policies and procedures.
• Strives for high client satisfaction by providing leadership and/or assistance to coworkers and clients through the integrated care process.
• Demonstrate consistent professionalism.
• Demonstrate teamwork.
• Abide by the agencies and/or professional code of ethics.
• Strives to improve own and agency operations
• Commit to cultivating a non-violent and trauma-informed environment for all employees and clients, through our pursuit of Sanctuary; a trauma-informed model. Commit to a deeper exploration of Sanctuary Values.
• Incorporates sanctuary techniques into daily work activities.
• Participates on sanctuary process teams and/or supports sanctuary initiatives

Working conditions: This position is in a 24-hour shift unit. Employee must be able to work outside normal business hours and perform emergency overtime if necessary pursuant to contract guidelines.

• Licensure: LSW/ LPC; LISW / LPCC
• Bachelor's degree (Required), master’s degree preferred
• Requirements: 2 years crisis intervention experience.
• Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license; Must be eligible to drive company vehicles and be eligible for coverage as defined by the agency commercial insurance carrier; Those who drive personal vehicles in the course of business must be able to furnish proof of active auto insurance.