Job Information
Burrell Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Liaison in Springfield, Missouri
Job Description:
Job Title: Suicide Prevention LiaisonLocation: Springfield, MODepartment: Crisis ServicesEmployment Type: Full-timeShift: Monday - Friday
Job Overview:
This position will work to mitigate risk factors and suicidality through prevention and early intervention with a focus on Zero Suicide care pathway client follow-ups, education, and engagement to improve the response time to high-risk clients. The Suicide Prevention Specialist, using evidence-informed suicide prevention practices, works as a team member within the Crisis Department to ensure client needs are met.
What you'll get to do:
Oversee agency suicide care pathway and complete follow-ups with clients by phone according to established pathway protocol. Monitor and track data information, complete data tracking reports and document all required information in the electronic health record (EHR). Will reach out to service providers regarding safety plans for clients at risk. Will work closely with members of the Crisis Services teams to coordinate care as needed.
Collaborate with service providers, treatment teams, hospitals, law enforcement, and other community stakeholders regarding clients who have been or are currently experiencing suicidality or have recently attempted. Will follow-up as needed with clients who have been discharged from the hospital due to suicidality.
Promote and provide education to agency staff and community stakeholders regarding suicidality: lethal means, knowledge of risk factors, warning signs and intervention strategies for suicide prevention. Will work with agency staff on internal suicide risk assessments within the EHR to ensure accuracy and fidelity
Serve as a member of the Crisis Team by providing immediate crisis intervention services via phone and/or face-to-face as needed. Complete documentation as needed.
Attend Ad-Hoc Risk Management/Death Reviews for suicide attempts and/or any deaths by suicide. Will be an active member of the Zero Suicide Committee.
Work closely with the Quality Management department on tracking outcomes and data aggregation regarding suicidality for both the youth and adult populations.
The Suicide Prevention Liaison position offers…
All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more
Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
Workplace Culture - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in the Human services field (Master’s degree preferred)
Knowledge and skills in assessing, triaging, and treating suicidality; crisis intervention; effective oral and written communication skills; problem solving/decision making/clinical judgment; time management; computer/electronic medical record knowledge
CPR/First Aid and CPI certified
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.
Burrell is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.
About Brightli
Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.
Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.
Brightli Snapshot
200 locations
4 states
19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates
5k+ employees