Clinician

Bay Cove Human Services; Hyannis (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Mobile Crisis Intervention Clinician to provide essential support to individuals in crisis. This role involves assessing needs, developing treatment plans, and facilitating access to community-based services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mental health, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with clients and their support networks. Join a compassionate team committed to making a difference in the lives of those facing challenges, and help empower individuals to navigate their crises effectively. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a mental health setting is required.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to youth and adults in crisis with assessments and treatment plans.
• Facilitate engagement in community-based health and social services.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Communication Skills

Personal Organization

Time Management

Bilingual Skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Google Apps

Windows OS

Job description

Clinician - Mobile Crisis Intervention - On Site Overnight

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Bay Cove Human Services’ mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Job Summary:

The On Site Overnight Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Clinician provides direct services to youth and adults in crisis. This Clinician assesses each person’s needs for services and develops a treatment plan that best ensures their safety and optimizes their effective resolution of the crisis. S/he facilitates the person’s engagement or re-engagement in behavioral health services through referral to community-based services that are consonant with the person’s needs and preferences. As needed, the Clinician facilitates the person’s admission to acute treatment services. The Clinician works as part of the MCI program that provides on-site assessment and support, as well as mobile capacity to conduct assessments at the person’s home, school, or agency on Cape Cod. This is a non-exempt position.

Essential Functions of the Position:

1. Completes assessments and treatment plans of adults who are in crisis in a comprehensive manner attending to their safety and needs.
2. Assists the person in crises with engagement or reengagement in needed services, utilizing community-based health, behavioral health, and social services that will ameliorate the presenting crisis.
3. Works with the person in crisis and their support network to fortify their strengths and coping skills.
4. Provides brief treatment and support until requisite community services can be accessed in order to minimize reliance on acute inpatient services.
5. Facilitates admission to acute inpatient care on an as-needed basis.
6. Documents all assessments and interventions in accordance with program and Bay Cove standards.
7. Secures as needed financial and insurance related information to facilitate billing and payment for services rendered.
8. Utilizes individual supervision and team meetings in the service of optimizing the program’s overall mission.
9. Works effectively with clients, family members, police, community partners, and the MCI team in a professional, hopeful, and respectful manner to ensure the client’s safety.
10. Provides services in a manner that is consonant with program, Bay Cove, and collaborative agencies’ standards, policies, and procedures.
11. Performs all other duties and projects as assigned by the Program Director.

Job Requirements:

1. Minimally 3 years experience working in a mental health setting.
2. Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
3. Current Massachusetts Driver’s License and use of reliable personal vehicle for work-related travel.
4. High degree of personal organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.
5. Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
6. Use of personal cellular telephone for work communication.
7. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply; pay differential offered for candidates with fluency in certain essential languages.
8. A COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of the position.

Bay Cove Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other groups as protected by Massachusetts or federal law. All qualified candidates, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.

Bay Cove Human Services does not offer visa sponsorships at this time and will require candidates to be authorized to work in the United States.