Clinician - Boundary Spanner (355) - Summit Pointe Job Board

Job Summary/Objective:

• The Boundary Spanner is a staff reporting to the Operations Director. The Boundary Spanner will be responsible for coordinating and supporting connections existing between the CMH and local and regional justice system partners. These include Calhoun County specialty courts, Calhoun County Jail, all Law Enforcement entities within Calhoun County, as well as state organizations including jail deferral and diversion programs.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Hold and facilitate meetings between partnering organizations.
  • Create agenda
  • Identify action items.
  • Bring in expertise regarding accessing behavioral health resources.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and management of program participation for jail diversion including:
  • Jail diversion
  • Mental Health and Substance Use Specialty Courts
  • Prepare reports for Summit Pointe regarding jail diversion outcomes.
• Community Outreach
  • Increase education and awareness opportunities for community partners.
  • Work with internal staff at Summit Pointe to increase awareness and understanding of legal system requirements.
• Coordinate reporting on services for mental health and substance use courts.
• Work Collaboratively with Clinical Programs to facilitate access to services and ensure customers transition successfully from the justice system to behavioral health programming.

Qualifications:

Educational

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social work or related field.
• Licensure in the State of Michigan as a Licensed Master’s Level Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Bachelor’s Social Worker (LBSW) or Limited Licensed Psychologist (LLP) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) preferred.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in working with mental health professionals such as social work, psychology, psychiatry, substance use or recovery, etc.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance expectations as defined by the Calhoun County Jail.
• Experience with facilitating projects and workgroups with multi-disciplinary teams and organizations.
• Three years’ experience in community relations or working in a position which required communicating with consumers.
• Demonstrates excellent organizational, communication, computer, analytical and problem-solving skills. Shall be self-directed and resourceful

Trauma Informed System of Care:

A trauma-informed approach to service delivery emphasizes physical and emotional safety, choice, empowerment, and trustworthiness for customers.  The impact of trauma is broad and touches many life domains.  Participation is mandatory for activities required for Summit Pointe to become a “Trauma Informed System of Care.”

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment that generates noise from computer equipment/peripherals.
• Possible exposure to health risks (violence and infectious diseases).
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects up to 25 lbs.
• May be required to work variable hours/shifts.

Summit Pointe introduces a set of competencies tailored to not only enhance your individual growth but also significantly contribute to the success and resilience of our organization. These competencies have been carefully chosen to align with our strategic goals, ensuring that each of our employees is well-equipped to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. Summit Pointe is invested in the continued growth of its employees to master these competencies. It is not just an investment in your personal and professional development but a key driver for our collective success. As you embark on a journey with Summit Pointe you make a commitment to excellence.

Competencies:

• Innovation & Creativity - Generates new, varied, and unique ideas, and makes connections between previously unrelated ideas.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Synthesizes and integrates ideas; brainstorms to produce new ideas or results; able to adjust or change to best meet the needs of the situation or environment.
• Verbal Communications - Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively to exchange information.
• Written Communication - Clearly exchanges information using appropriate platforms to deliver messages.
• Digital Literacy - Leveraging existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals.
• Technical Aptitude - Skillful in use of tools, hardware, software and equipment.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Exercises sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.  Ability to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts and data.
• Quantitative Reasoning - The application of mathematical, logical and statistical skills to interpret data and produce new information.
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Global Fluency - Demonstrates openness, values differences and practices inclusiveness.
• Professionalism & Work Ethic - Demonstrates personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time management.
• Initiative - Independently determining what needs to be done and acting on it.
• Leadership - Leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals and uses interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. (This is where we’d also include supervisory responsibilities, if applicable).
• Project Management - Initiates, structures, and carries out steps to complete projects and tasks.

Summit Pointe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

PCN # 355