Description
988 Follow Up Counselor (Olympic Crisis Line) This role is a remote and part-time position. The pay for this position is $24.00 per hour with a $3.00 overnight differential. The schedule is Monday 10:30am-2:30pm, Tuesday 12:30am-4:30am, Wednesday 4:30am-8:30am, Friday 10:30am-2:30pm, Saturday 12:30am -4:30am, Sunday 4:30am-8:30am PST, totaling 24 hours a week. This role requires a three-week remote training at the start of employment. The training occurs Monday-Friday, 9:00a-5:00p PST. Summary As a 988 Follow Up Counselor, you will provide follow up support and assistance to crisis line callers. Primary Duties
- Contacts callers, emergency department discharges, and suicide attempt survivors, for intake, to assess risk, provide referrals for mental health and other related services, and assist in linkage to services.
- Contacts mental health service providers to help callers secure services.
- Maintains accurate and detailed call reports.
- Fulfills continuing education requirements as requested or required for the agency and the Suicide Prevention Center Division.
- Attends routinely scheduled meetings as requested or required for the Suicide Prevention Center follow-up Program.
- Monitors and measures client progress against safety plan and stated goals as it applies to outpatient mental health documentation.
- Responsible for chart documentation and status reports, ensures client documentation is accurate and submitted within the established timeframe.
Position Requirements
- Successful completion of the program's training program and 1+ years experience as crisis line volunteer counselor.
- Knowledge of all job specific skills including lethality assessment, data collection and call triage.
- Ability to present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Telephone and personal computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and other related software.
- Strong interpersonal skills, interact well with others, and avoid personal conflicts.
- Support the values and mission of Didi Hirsch as related to employment.
- Know and comply with Agency policies, procedures, HIPAA, and other state, federal regulations relating to emergency mental health services.
- Demonstrates commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.
- Adapts to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
- Must be 18 years old or older.
A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.
Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.
Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.
Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.
Equity: We are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.
Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.
Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.
Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support. #LI-LR1 #LI-Remote Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Feb 25, 2025