"Triage/Crisis Care Counselor - Temporary"

Job Summary:

The Triage/Crisis Care Counselor - Temporary is a clinical position requiring strong assessment skills and clinical background. This position will coordinate services for TCU students who present to CMHC either for the first time to initiate counseling, or who are experiencing a mental health crisis. This position will facilitate level of care assessments for students who may need inpatient treatment from established treatment centers, and will be the primary response to other clinical crisis situations that present to the center. This position also will carry a small caseload of students who need to be managed through crisis services to ensure that they are getting the support they need.

Duties & Essential Job Functions:

• Serves as the primary response for incoming or emergent clinical issues that present to the center, including telephone contacts that exceed routing information requests.
• Facilitates recommendations for level-of-care assessments for students who may need a higher level of care from an established treatment center/community provider.
• Expands the center’s network with community providers to document students’ ability to follow through with referrals to off-campus treatment.
• Carries a small caseload of students needing crisis management until they transition to a higher level of care.
• Maintains professional and confidential clinical records in accordance with state laws.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.