Full-time position (40 hours weekly)

We Value Our Employees By Offering:

• Medical, Dental, Life, and Health Care Benefits (FT)
• 3 weeks of paid/sick time off plus 10 Holidays per year (FT) 

Polara Health, Serving on the front-lines of mental health treatment in Yavapai County since 1966, Polara Health (formerly West Yavapai Guidance Clinic) is uniquely positioned to improve access for people in need of high quality and affordable holistic care. We are a beacon of hope, help and healing for over 7,000 individual and families and 1,300 children annually.  Focused on addressing the whole person through a client centered approach, we offer holistic, transformative services that are tailored to address the unique needs of each client, address the social determinants of health and ensure coordination of care with loved ones and other integrated service providers. 

Position Summary:

Crisis Services Therapists provide direct client assessment regarding behavioral health crisis intervention.  This includes face to face, over the phone, at Polara Health and in the community assessments.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides mobile crisis services to community settings when a behavioral health crisis event requires assessment and determination of next steps.
• Works internally with clinical teams surrounding crisis interventions, planning and trouble shooting.
• Provides outreach and engagement to clients enrolled with Polara Health as needed and as time allows.
• Provides individual therapy services and group therapy services as allowed by credentialing.
• Makes independent judgments surrounding behavioral crisis planning and client safety if admission to an acute psychiatric stabilization unit is not warranted.
• Works closely with local community partners and forges close relationships to ensure on-going collaboration and coordination of care surrounding behavioral health crisis situations.
• Makes eligibility decisions regarding access to services within agency guidelines
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree
  
• 3-5 Years clinical experience
  
• Independently licensed by the State of Arizona in a behavioral health discipline preferred 
  
• Background Check/Fingerprinting required

EOE/Non-smoking facility. Pre-employment drug screening/background check required. ** All candidates must be able to obtain a DPS Fingerprint Clearance card.

It is the policy of Polara Health not to discriminate against any employee or any applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or national origin.  This policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff and termination.  PH further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.

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