Per Diem Mobile Crisis Intervention Clinician

About the role

The Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Per Diem Clinician will provide community-based emergency mental health and substance use disorder services to individuals and families in crisis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a trauma-informed environment that promotes safety and recovery.
• Provide psychiatric and substance use evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in community, clinic, and residential settings.
• Provide crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
• Maintain linkages with specific community services by providing documented case consultations and problem resolution.
• Offer recommendations to clients regarding service options and support in accessing.
• Perform warm handoffs to other services, full time MCI staff and clinicians, and care coordination entities.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
• Maintain necessary documentation and records.
• Actively participate in supervision and staff meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree and at least two (2) years' experience in human services, preferably working in a behavioral health (mental health and/or substance use) community-based outpatient setting or an acute or diversionary behavioral health setting.
• Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Possess excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
• Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and commitment to clients.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the independent successes of all staff members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective documentation.
• Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse populations.
• Understanding of social determinants of health and commitment to crisis intervention in the context of whole-person care.

Skills

• Working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
• Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and commitment to clients.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the independent successes of all staff members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective documentation.
• Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse populations.
• Understanding of social determinants of health and commitment to crisis intervention in the context of whole-person care.

About Vinfen

Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,500 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in over 550 sites throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers.