MCOT Clinical Team Lead; Hays

The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) is a team of mental health professionals who work collaboratively within their communities to decrease suicide, increase safety, provide outreach to people with unmet psychiatric needs, reduce psychiatric hospitalizations, andmental health symptoms through immediate access to services.

The MCOT Lead position provides primary supervision to the MCOT, overseeing prevention, intervention, and postvention care. This position works with all MCOT staff, MH clinic staff,law enforcement, and other agencies within the community. This position exercises extensive independent judgment and requires flexibility in schedule for after-hours and weekend shifts. This position will monitor hospital admissions and discharge of individuals recommended for inpatient psychiatric care. This position is responsible for coordinating expedited intake services as clinically indicated.

The MCOT Lead may provide mental health services and supports as authorized in Texas Resilience and Recovery guidelines. This position works closely with the Clinic Directors in their communities.

The MCOT Lead is a role model,demonstrating agency mission and values, and excellent person-centered approaches in their care and leadership.

• Onboard, hire, and train MCOT and agency team members
• Partners with Clinic Director to identify team deliverables, create staffing plans, and build schedules
• Create a monthly on-call schedule
• Monitors and ensures that the Team achieves atleast 80% on the QM Quarterly Review.
• Supervise the performance expectations of MCOT
• Support, mentor, and coach MCOT members, to include annual evaluation of performance
• Develop strategies for integration into current community systems and clinic processes
• Attend intra- and interagency meetings with partners, stakeholders, and peers
• Ensures timely communication within the department and with other departments and agencies via written correspondence, email,telephones, and other means to ensure project follow-through and completion
• Ensure all crisis activations are responded to according to TAC (Texas Administrative Code) requirements
• Monitor crisis outcomes and dispositions
• Provide intake/enrollment for persons in crisis
• Collect, analyze, and report data in accordance with associated deadlines
• Comply with all HCMHDDC policies and procedures
• Develop and maintain an atmosphere of respect,interest, and enthusiasm in the services provided
• Monitors and coordinates effective crisis follow-up to ensure continuity of care
• Provide short-term counseling to the crisis caseload

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, sociology, behavioral or human services, or a related degree with the ability to credential as a Qualified Mental Health Professional.
• Current LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or Psych DLicense
• A valid Texas State Driver's License.
• Current automobile insurance and the ability to travel to individuals when necessary.
• Must become certified in PMAB, First Aid, and CPR within three months of employment and maintain certification without interruption thereafter.

• 2 years of experience providing crisis interventions within a community setting
• 2 years of experience providing diagnostic and intake evaluations
• 2 years in a supervisory capacity
• 1
  -2 years of experience innon-profit/grants management

• PPO health insurance plan with the option to add dependents.
• PPO dental plan and vision insurance options for healthy teeth and eyes.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• 401(a) plan, employer matches your contributions dollar for dollar up to 8% of your salary. You are 100% vested after 3years of service.
• 457/403(b) plan, employees are immediately eligible to contribute pre-tax earnings.
• Generous paid time off for fun and vacations, andpaid sick time for when you're under the weather.
• An authentic and caring environment where folks careabout each other and want to do good in the world.

Starting salary of $60,000 annually, with consideration given to relevant experience and qualification.