Mobile Crisis Therapist

# Mobile Crisis Therapist Albuquerque, NM 87102## Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level Master's degree

Travel Percentage Occasional## Description The Licensed Behavioral Health Therapist utilizes clinical skills to assess individuals experiencing behavioral health crises, identifying behavioral health components which have contributed to the crisis. They assist individuals and family members clinically in de-escalating the immediate crisis and developing a treatment plan to address those needs. They also work as a team with other crisis team staff to provide coordinated services.

This position is required to participate in a call rotation on nights and weekends.
** Why Choose New Mexico Solutions?
**** New Mexico Solutions is now a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), expanding access to high-quality, integrated care in the communities we serve. Join a mission-driven organization committed to clinical excellence, professional growth, and meaningful impact.
**** We offer:
*** Competitive pay
* Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, Telehealth)
* Paid time off + 9 holidays
* Retirement plan options
* Tuition reimbursement + free CEUs
* Clinical supervision
* Wellness & employee assistance programs
* Mileage reimbursement for work related travel
* Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - eligible employer
* Eligible clinical positions may qualify for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program
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* Essential Functions:

** 1. Therapeutic Crisis Services:
Participates as an active treatment team member providing crisis services to individuals in with mental health and substance use issues as evidenced by:
1. The ability to identify behavioral health and substance use components contributing to crisis situations/presentations.
2. Providing culturally and clinically appropriate interventions to crisis situations including but not limited to, assessment for SI HI assessment, appropriateness for services, referral and level of care needs.
3. Demonstrating ability to de-escalate immediate crisis, assess client needs, and develop treatment plans to address those needs.
4. Ability to develop safety and after care plans to reduce future crisis.
5. Coordinating and collaborating with community providers/entities related to client care.
6. Participating in on-call coverage and responding to on-call incidents in a manner that meets contract requirements and timelines.
2. Clinical Service Delivery and Clinical Service Team Approach:
Participates as an active treatment team member serving individuals with mental health and substance use issues as evidenced by:
1. Demonstrating the ability to recognize and identify symptoms of mental illness and substance use.
2. Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment and recovery.
3. Provide clinically appropriate psychotherapy services as dictated by the clinical needs of the client(s), to include individual, group, IOP, family and couples’ therapies, within the clinicians’ level of expertise. Seek out consultation and supervision as needed.
3. Outreach, Engagement, Follow-Up:  Provides comprehensive outreach, engagement, and follow up to assigned individuals as evidenced by:
1. Providing comprehensive outreach and follow up to all assigned individuals including contact attempts over the phone, in-person, in the home etc.
2. Demonstrating the ability to engage and develop rapport with individuals presenting with a variety of symptoms/presentations.
4. Cultural Competence and Diversity:  Provides culturally appropriate services to diverse populations as evidenced by:
1. Providing services that are person-centered.
2. Providing services that are culturally relevant.
3. Providing a…