Exciting Career Opportunity!
Common Ground is seeking a Mobile Crisis Clinician to be a part of the Oakland Collaborative Crisis Response (OCCR) team. This position will work from the Pontiac and Bingham Farms locations to serve Oakland County.
As a member of Oakland Collaborative Crisis Response (OCCR) team, a crisis response team engaged in mobile crisis response, the Mobile Crisis Clinician partners with Crisis Support Specialists. Together, they respond in-person to crisis calls in Oakland County that cannot be resolved through the Resource & Crisis Hub via phone. This position will utilize best practices in crisis intervention in behavioral health (mental health and substance use) prevention and postvention crisis services, education, crisis stabilization services, short-term treatment (i.e. strength-based crisis therapy, cognitive-behavioral interventions, mindfulness approaches, anger management, and coping skills), and follow up services until connected to an ongoing services provider. The team serves children, adolescents, adults, seniors and families as well as schools, neighborhoods, organizations and businesses by providing up to 30 days of in-home crisis counseling to people in crisis to facilitate immediate stabilization of emotions and behavior. The OCCR team is supported by the resources of a crisis center, partnerships with local Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), and the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC), all of which includes Psychiatrists and Nurses, as well as a continuum of crisis services for which the Mobile Crisis Clinician has access.
