• Licensed Co-Responder Clinician

    WestCare Foundation (Miami, FL)


    Licensed Co-Responder Clinician

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    Miami - 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive - Miami, FL

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    Graduate Degree

     

    Salary Range

     

    $72500.00 - $72500.00 Salary/year

     

    Job Category

     

    Nonprofit - Social Services

    Description

    POSITION SUMMARY:

    The Co-Responder Clinician is a licensed mental health professional embedded within a local law enforcement agency as part of the Mobile Response Team. This role involves working alongside law enforcement officers and a peer specialist to deliver on-site crisis intervention and behavioral health support to individuals experiencing emergencies. The clinician plays a key role in promoting safety, de-escalation, and access to appropriate mental health services in the community.

    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

    + Co-respond with police officers to emergency calls involving individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

    + Respond to behavioral health crisis calls that may require a mental health evaluation.

    + Conduct on-site behavioral health assessments, risk evaluations, and safety planning.

    + Provide consultation and mental health training to police officers to enhance crisis response capabilities.

    + Advocate for trauma-informed approaches in law enforcement settings to improve client experiences.

    + Provide de-escalation support, crisis intervention, and resource linkage in real-time.

    + Complete required assessments/evaluations.

    + The Baker Act must be completed when it is clinically determined

    + Completes mandatory documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations.

    + Facilitates the social and psychological well-being of clients and their families.

    + Mediates issues that arise among clients and their support system.

    + Participate in outreach activities.

    + Ensure that all shift duties are completed in a timely manner and in accordance with WestCare procedures.

    + Participate in clinical staffing decisions regarding the patient’s current strengths and resources and their need for additional resources.

    + Assists other WestCare staff as needed in a collaborative manner to promote cooperation and portray a professional image to the community

    + Must embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation; and

    + Perform all other duties as assigned.