Mobile Mental Health Practitioner

Location: Nanuet, NYRate of Pay: 28.00Per Diem Hours Available: 7a-7p Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; Tuesday 4 hours

Position Overview

We are seeking a compassionate, organized, and dedicated Mobile Response Team (MRT) Practitioner to join our crisis stabilization services. In this critical role, you will work alongside a Licensed Clinician to respond to emergency, urgent, and routine behavioral health calls. Your primary focus will be assessing individuals in crisis, delivering evidence-based interventions, and building strong follow-up diversion plans to help individuals avoid unnecessary emergency room visits or hospitalizations.

This position does not require a professional license but offers an incredible opportunity to provide vital backup duties to licensed staff and gain hands-on clinical triage experience.

Primary Responsibilities

Crisis Response: Respond to all MRT dispatch calls in the field alongside the base clinician.

Triage & Assessment: Utilize evidence-based trainings and screening tools to assess routine, urgent, and emergency calls.

Clinician Backup: Act as an authorized backup to the Base Clinician, executing clinical responses under their direction.

Diversion Planning: Develop exceptional, individualized follow-up plans focused on community-based stabilization and diverting ER or hospital admissions.

Linkage & Referrals: Collaborate with external healthcare and community providers to connect individuals to ongoing behavioral health services.

Follow-Up Care: Provide face-to-face follow-up visits with individuals who previously required MRT intervention to ensure stability and continuity of support.

Qualifications & Attributes

Certification: Hold a Peer Certification or possess a strong willingness to obtain one upon hire.

Skills: Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.

Capabilities: Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to multitask in high-stress, fast-paced environments.

Adaptability: Flexibility to handle evolving functional and organizational tasks as assigned.

Education & Experience

Degree: Bachelor's Degree required in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Creative Arts Therapy.

Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in a human services related field, and/or relevant lived experience.

What We Offer

Opportunities for professional growth and training in evidence-based crisis intervention.

A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment.

Deeply meaningful work directly impacting community mental health.