Mobile Clinician- Cape

Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.; Barnstable (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a 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 services. The Clinician will work closely with clients, families, and community partners to ensure safety and effective resolution of crises. The position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges. Join a compassionate team dedicated to providing high-quality services and support in a dynamic and meaningful environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans for individuals in crisis.
• Facilitate engagement in community-based health and behavioral services.

Skills

Mental Health Experience

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Bilingual Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology or Related Field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Google Apps

Windows OS

Job description

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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.

Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply.

Job Summary:

The 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. The Clinician will report to the Director of Mobile Crisis Intervention at the Bay Cove Behavioral Health and Wellness Center - 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. Professional writing and verbal communication skills.
6. Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
7. Use of personal cellular telephone for work communication.
8. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply; pay differential offered for candidates with fluency in certain essential languages.

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.