Mobile Response Clinician - (496758 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston, Counseling & Psychological Services, seeks a clinician to provide on-site mobile crisis response for UH students in distress, in collaboration with the University of Houston Police Department.

You will conduct crisis intervention, mental health assessments, and case management, linking students to counseling, psychiatry, or community resources, while ensuring timely documentation and coordination with campus partners.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a directly related field and licensure or eligibility.
• Experience providing crisis intervention and mental health assessments.
• Ability to coordinate care across campus and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site mobile crisis response to students in distress.
• Perform clinical assessments and determine appropriate level of care.
• Provide ongoing case management and follow-up for stabilization.
• Collaborate with UHPD and campus resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain compliant documentation in accordance with laws and policies.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Mental health assessment

Case management

Interagency collaboration

Clinical documentation

Education

Master's degree in counseling/psychology or related field

LPC/LCSW/LMFT or Psychologist license

Job description

Department: Counseling & PsychologicSvcs Salary: $65,300 - $83,300

Description:

Provide on-site mobile response to UH students who present withbehavioral health concerns and/or experiencing mental health crisesin partnership with the University of Houston Police Department(UHPD).

• Conduct crisis intervention, mental health assessment, casemanagement, and case monitoring.
• Perform clinical assessments in various locations based on thenature of the request and assist individuals in accessing theappropriate level of care.
• Provide ongoing case management and follow-up to clients tofacilitate stabilization and transition to counseling, psychiatry,or other appropriate community resources.
• Communicate and collaborate with other campus departmentalresources and community providers to facilitate continuity of carefor students in crisis.
• Provide supportive resources/referrals to bystanders, family andfriends of individuals experiencing mental health crises asneeded.
• Provide outreach and education to the UH community to promotehelp seeking, reduce stigma, and train on how to recognize signs ofdistress.
• Maintain current, accurate and timely clinical documentation inaccordance with state and federal law, professional ethics, anduniversity policies.
• Collaborate with the Administrative Team to conduct ProgramAssessment that may include:
  • Collect and analyze data for clinical operations and decisionmaking
  • Assess and evaluate program effectiveness
  • Identify and define system issues while developing andimplementing effective solutions.
• Participate in departmental, divisional, and university-widemeetings as required.
• May be assigned other relevant duties as applicable.

MQ: Requires application of advanced principles, techniques andtheory in a professional discipline or a thorough general businessmanagement knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtainedthrough a directly job related Master's degree or equivalent formaltraining in a recognized field of specialization that is directlyrelated to the type of work being performed. Licensed as a LPC,LCSW, LMFT or Psychologist. Valid Driver's License. Requires aminimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.