Mobile Mental Health Practitioner

Access, Inc.; Nanuet, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Meaningful community impact

Job summary

Access, Inc. in Nanuet, NY is seeking a Mobile Response Team (MRT) Practitioner to respond to crisis calls alongside a licensed clinician. You will assess individuals in crisis, deliver interventions, and plan follow-up to help avoid emergency visits or hospitalizations.

This role does not require a professional license and offers hands-on clinical triage experience as a backup to licensed staff. Per diem hours and pay apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or related field.
• 1–3 years in human services or related lived experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Crisis Response: respond to MRT calls in the field with a base clinician.
• Triage & Assessment: use screening tools to assess routine, urgent, and emergency calls.
• Clinician Backup: provide backup to the Base Clinician under direction.
• Diversion Planning: create follow-up plans to stabilize in the community and avoid ER visits.
• Linkage & Referrals: connect individuals to ongoing behavioral health services.
• Follow-Up Care: conduct face-to-face follow-ups to ensure continuity.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking under pressure

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Experience in human services

Job description

Location: Nanuet, NY
Rate of Pay: 28.00
Per Diem Hours Available: 7a-7p Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; Tuesday 4 hours

Position Overview

We are seeking a compassionate, organized, and dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) Practitioner to join our crisis stabilization services. In this critical role, you will work alongside a Licensed Clinician to respond to emergency, urgent, and routine behavioral health calls. Your primary focus will be assessing individuals in crisis, delivering evidence-based interventions, and building strong follow-up diversion plans to help individuals avoid unnecessary emergency room visits or hospitalizations.

This position does not require a professional license but offers an incredible opportunity to provide vital backup duties to licensed staff and gain hands‑on clinical triage experience.

Primary Responsibilities

• Crisis Response: Respond to all MRT dispatch calls in the field alongside the base clinician.
• Triage & Assessment: Utilize evidence-based trainings and screening tools to assess routine, urgent, and emergency calls.
• Clinician Backup: Act as an authorized backup to the Base Clinician, executing clinical responses under their direction.
• Diversion Planning: Develop exceptional, individualized follow-up plans focused on community-based stabilization and diverting ER or hospital admissions.
• Linkage & Referrals: Collaborate with external healthcare and community providers to connect individuals to ongoing behavioral health services.
• Follow-Up Care: Provide face‑to‑face follow‑up visits with individuals who previously required MRT intervention to ensure stability and continuity of support.

Qualifications & Attributes

• Certification: Hold a Peer Certification or possess a strong willingness to obtain one upon hire.
• Skills: Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Capabilities: Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to multitask in high‑stress, fast‑paced environments.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to handle evolving functional and organizational tasks as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Degree: Bachelor's Degree required in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Creative Arts Therapy.
• Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in a human services related field, and/or relevant lived experience.

What We Offer

• Opportunities for professional growth and training in evidence-based crisis intervention.
• A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Deeply meaningful work directly impacting community mental health.