CRISIS WORKER - CENTRAL BUCKS COUNTY - Lenape Valley Foundation : Job Details

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full Time!! $1000 Sign-On Bonus for Part Time!! Full-Time at 30 Hours/Week!!Medical Benefits for 25 Hours/Week!!!Join our Premier Bucks County Crisis Team where you will support members of the community who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. You will provide an initial assessment and work with the clients to establish a plan for them and their family moving forward. This is a fast-paced role with no two shifts ever being the same. This role is embedded in the Doylestown Hospital Emergency Room, located in Doylestown, PA. Available Shifts:

• Overnight:
  • Week 1:
    • Thursday 6:30 pm - 7:00 am
    • Friday 6:30 pm - 7:00 am
  • Week 2:
    • Thursday 6:30 pm - 7:00 am
    • Saturday 6:30 pm - 7:00 am
• Daytime:
  • Week 1:
    • Monday | Thursday | Friday 6:30 am - 7:00 pm
  • Week 2:
    • Monday | Friday 6:30 am - 7:00 pm

What We Offer:

• Enhanced rate for Master's Degree
• Significant shift differential for overnight and weekend shifts
• Paid training and supervision
• Ability to add additional hours on-call
• Participation in 403(b) retirement plan
• Medical | Dental | Vision Benefits for 25 Hours week
• Full-Time Benefits Include:
  • Credit available for Medical Opt-Out
  • Generous PTO Policy
  • Long Term Disability
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • Continuing Education benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program

What You Offer:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in psychology, sociology, social work, gerontology, criminal justice, theology, nursing or counseling; or be a registered nurse
• Two years of experience in public or private human services with one year of direct mental health care experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer proficiency
• Ability to perform the physical requirement of the job description, with or without accommodation.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor 24-hour call crisis center
• Provide triage, support, crisis counseling, information, and referrals
• Perform face to face level of care assessment and facilitate connections to appropriate level of care
• Provide face to face crisis counseling and planning
• Process applications for involuntary commitment and arrange emergency psychiatric evaluation as needed

About Lenape Valley FoundationLenape Valley Foundation (LVF) is a premier, non-profit provider of essential human services since 1958. It is driven by its mission to partner with people encountering mental health, substance use, intellectual or developmental challenges as they pursue their personal aspirations and an enhanced quality of life. Evolving in response to community demand and the development of evidence-based treatment, LVF now offers more than 30 life-altering programs to residents of Bucks and Montgomery Counties.Lenape Valley Foundation is fully committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Care Provider and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified Associates without regard to their race, creed, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where all people are treated with respect and dignity.