Mobile Crisis Clinician

Schedule:

Thu- Sat 9am- 9 pm

Flex hours for the 4 hour shift

Salary: $67,300- $71,500/yr based on licensure

The Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Clinician will provide comprehensive community-based emergency mental health and substance use disorder services to individuals and families in crisis. The Clinician will be available to provide interventions in the community (clients' homes, school, and other community-based settings), or at the Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) site by client or family request. The MCI Clinician is tasked with ensuring timely response to calls/requests for assessment and intervention and will coordinate with other CBHC services to ensure continuity of care and appropriate level of care/placement.

The MCI Clinician also:

• Ensures a trauma-informed environment that promotes safety and recovery.

• Provides psychiatric and substance use evaluation of individuals in a crisis stabilization setting.

• Works collaboratively with clients and their key supporters in development of a person-centered assessment, treatment plan, safety plan, relapse plan and/or any other intervention geared toward crisis stabilization and return to the community in an expeditious manner.

• Maintains linkages with specific community services, provide education to clients and their families, and make referrals for continuity of care.

• Performs warm hand offs to other services and care coordination entities.

• Maintains necessary documentation and records.

• Provides transportation to appointments and other community integration/re-integration efforts.

• Actively participates in supervision and staff meetings.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Why Vinfen?

We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 30 hours or more

• 15 days of Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days and 3 Personal Days per year (for employees scheduled for 20 hours or more)

• Education Assistance and Tuition Remission Programs as well as innovative Student Loan Payment Programs. Employment with Vinfen counts toward your Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility

• Professional Development programs including year-round online training courses and opportunities to earn CEUs

• Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan

• Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance

• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)

• $500 -- $1,000+ Employee Referral Bonuses with no annual cap!

• Other generous benefits including discounted memberships, access to wellness programs and more!

About Us

Founded in 1977, for over 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. Vinfen supports thousands of adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental and behavioral disabilities at more than 200 sites with over 3,000 employees in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut. www.vinfen.org/careers

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

• Master's degree in social work, mental health counseling, or another related field required.

• LCSW, LICSW or LMHC in state of service preferred, but not required.

• At least 1-3 years' experience working in the human services field, preferably working in a behavioral health (mental health and/or substance use) community-based setting or an acute or diversionary behavioral health setting is preferred.

• Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

• Must possess excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills.

• Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and commitment to clients; must demonstrate person-centeredness and open-mindedness in approach to working with clients.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the independent successes of all staff members.

• Ability to contribute independently to a team-oriented environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective documentation.

• A valid driver's license must be presented at the time of employment. Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least one year, and have access to reliable insured vehicle.

• Must be able to complete all required tr