Master Level Clincian (MLC) - PES

About the Role

Join the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD as a Master Level Clinician (MLC) on the Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) team. Under the direction of the Clinical Team Leader, you will perform independent assessments, service interventions, and liaison duties with inpatient and outpatient treatment teams, law enforcement, courts, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis counseling and intervention to individuals to reduce symptoms, educate, and prevent admission to more restrictive environments.
• Collaboratively create treatment plans with consumers and the PES treatment team outlining goals for stabilization.
• Complete daily reassessments to determine the least restrictive setting for continued treatment.
• Monitor and coordinate transfers to hospitals and outpatient services.
• Complete mental health commitment paperwork when needed for consumer safety.
• Educate family members about mental health symptoms, treatment, and community referrals.
• Provide information on mental health, medication importance, treatment compliance, and other clinical information to individuals, families, and the community.
• Document electronically each work day according to PES Operational Guidelines, contributing to the Agency’s medical record.
• Apply trauma‑informed principles (safety, trustworthiness, transparency, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, voice and choice, cultural, historical, and gender considerations) in community and colleague interactions.
• Meet divisional and program productivity standards and perform related work as assigned, adapting to changing requirements.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and comply with Agency policies, procedures, and PES Operational Guidelines.
• Provide additional assistance to the Agency, Program Director, Clinical Team Leader, or staff as requested.

Schedule and Location

Shift: Monday – Friday, 2:45 pm – 11:15 pm.
Location: 1502 Ben Taub, Harris County, Texas. (Position #2796-88001)

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Excellent benefits package with retirement plans and company matching.
• Prior service credit toward generous PTO accrual.
• Wellness programs and professional development opportunities.
• Business casual dress code.
• Corporate discounts and optional gym memberships.
• New‑hire referral bonus.
• Optional discounts on mobile phone service, fitness centers, and other wellness amenities.

About Us

The Harris Center is the state‑designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, it served over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and operates with an annual budget of over $275 million. The Center’s mission is to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third‑largest county in the United States. It provides a full continuum of services at 86 sites across Harris County, offering care in more than 42 languages and sign language to serve a diverse, multicultural community.