Weekend Clinician, Mobile Crisis Response Team

Job Summary:Greater Nashua Mental Health is looking for part-time Clinicians to join our Mobile Crisis Response Team!

Clinicians will provide weekend coverage on Saturdays and/or Sundays.

Shifts are 12-hours from 8:00am – 8:00pm and 8:00pm – 8:00am.The Clinician works with a team of professionals — including first responders, healthcare providers, and community-based agencies — to stabilize a psychiatric crisis, avoid hospitalization and/or incarceration, and initiate immediate community-based treatment.

The Clinician performs evaluations in homes, hospitals, community and mobile-based milieus.

The Clinician applies differential diagnostic skills, provides telephone triage, mental status assessments, collateral contacts with family supports, extended evaluations, resource screenings, referrals for psychiatric consults, and assessments for appropriate disposition.Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provides emergency crisis evaluations and all related service delivery requirements for youth, adult and geriatric populations in multiple settings, including alliance vendor hospitals, our clinic, community-based settings in the region and/or on-site.
• Provides assessment, treatment interventions and short-term crisis counseling and case management.
• Manages the acute phase of clients presenting in behavioral health crisis; assess, triage and refer clients to the appropriate services.
• Develops and maintain collaborative working relationships with hospital-based staff and other providers in order to effectively serve all clients in crisis.
• Maintains current working knowledge and use of all related, internal and external resources, policies, procedures, regulatory and compliance requirements necessary to effectively serve clients with quality care in multiple settings and with ever changing program needs.
• Answers telephone as needed and provides timely, appropriate assessment and determines next steps in support for clients with behavioral health needs.
• Willingness to transport clients as needed.Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or related field.
• 2-3 years of related experience.
• A licensed clinician or eligible for licensure in the State of New Hampshire (LICSW, LMFT, LCMHC, Licensed Psychologist)Our agency is a team of talented and dedicated professionals who are passionate about helping the community and each other!

We provide staff supervision, a stimulating work environment and opportunities for supervision towards clinical licensure.

We are an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, NH State Loan Repayment Program and offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

Apply today!