Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team Clinician (MHEART)
Full Time
College Park, MD 20742
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Position Number:
128094
Title:
Counselor
Functional Title:
Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team Clinician (MHEART)
Category Status:
33-Exempt Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
VPSA-Counseling Center
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
Provide immediate mental health crisis response and intervention to UMD student community who are experiencing mental health crises, exhibiting concerning symptoms of mental illness or substance abuse, and victims of crimes, in partnership with The University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) during and after business hours as a part of a team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education (Including Licenses and Certification):
- Master’s degree from an accredited University in either Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or other degrees meeting eligibility requirements for a licensure.
- Currently licensed to practice in Maryland as a Psychologist, Professional Counselor (LCPC), or Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C).
Experience:
Demonstrated experience in providing crisis intervention, risk assessment, care coordination, and case management.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Demonstrated organization, administrative, listening, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience providing culturally competent treatment to a diverse population.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, including various disciplines of medical and mental health professionals.
- Ability to exercise resourcefulness and good judgment in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Three years of post-licensure experience providing crisis intervention, care coordination and case management.
- Experience working within a law enforcement agency and collaborating with law enforcement officers in response to mental health crises.
- Experience working in a crisis center, emergency department, mobile crisis unit, or psychiatric facility.
- Experience working as a counselor at a college/university counseling center, outpatient mental health setting and/or health care setting.
- Experience with the emergency petition process for hospital admission and/or the hospitalization of patients with mental illness.
- Experience synthesizing, analyzing and using data in decision making for clinical operations.
- Experience in program evaluation and assessment
- Experience maintaining and developing policies and procedures that reflect clinical practice.
- Experience in developing and implementing outreach programs.
- Experience working closely with diverse stakeholders, internal and external partners.
- Ability to work effectively with campus personnel, such as professionals in academic affairs and other student services providers.
- Ability to work within a large system, and to participate and collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of research and trends related to effective models of outpatient mental health delivery that can be applied to higher education.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands
Ability to lift and carry small parcels, packages, and other items (up to 20 lbs.) between offices.
Posting Date:
02/08/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Yes
Best Consideration Date
04/28/2023
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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