Crisis Clinician

About the role

Join our amazing team at MHA of Columbia-Greene, where we advocate for the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. We are currently hiring full-time Psychiatric Clinicians for our Mobile Crisis Assessment Team (MCAT).

Responsibilities

• Working as the lead of a two-person mobile crisis team
• Going out into the community to assess individuals in the midst of a mental health crisis
• Deescalating crises
• Making a determination as to proper interventions
• Intervening in crisis situations over the phone
• Networking with various agencies in Columbia and Greene counties
• Conducting follow-up case management
• Maintaining a working knowledge of resources and providing on-call coverage at times
• Proper documentation of all work activities is required and essential for this position

Requirements

• A practitioner possessing a license or a permit from the New York State Education Department as an LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, or RN with at least 2 years' experience
• The ability to work independently, have good problem-solving skills and have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Familiarity with Greene and/or Columbia County preferred
• A self-motivated individual
• Excellent verbal, written, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with Greene County and knowledge of managed care is a plus

Benefits

• Full Time Benefits include Medical, Dental, Life and AD&D plan
• Profit Sharing Account (employer contribution)
• Plus Voluntary Vision, Life, AFLAC, Telemedicine (Concierge Medical), Voluntary 401K plans, EAP, generous sick, vacation, personal time, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and much more

Pay & Schedule

• Annual Salary: $62,000.00
• Hours: 40 hours per week, Tuesday-Friday 9 AM to 7 PM
• Sign-on bonus of $2,500.00 is offered

Schedule

• Weekend shift per week
• Flexibility on weekday schedule