MCIS Crisis Clinician

Description

Position Title:

Crisis Intervention Clinician

Program:
Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (MCIS) provides home and community-based responses to children and youth experiencing a behavioral or psychiatric crisis. MCIS services are available 24/7 throughout the greater Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington regions (42 town catchment area). All staff are required to work their assigned schedule but may be asked to shift/alter this in response to high workflow time periods.

Working

Schedule:

Monday through Friday 2PM-10PM

The Crisis Intervention Clinician is responsible for direct services with children, adolescents and their families including evaluation/assessment; home & community-based services; outreach; case and care management; brief intensive therapies; crisis intervention; record keeping; and collaboration with other professionals, team members and related community services (including consultation and/or community and/or school placements). They are assigned a company-provided work cell phone and respond to all calls for assistance in person or by phone/telehealth (as clinically indicated).

• Provide home and community based comprehensive crisis evaluations, treatment plans and treatment of children, adolescents and families, including assessment, outreach, case & care management, individual, group, family and intensive brief therapies, and crisis intervention.
• Assess and implement crisis stabilization plans that include immediate tasks for crisis management and connection to indicated resources and services.
• Provide community-based outreach and treatment services as defined by the treatment plan and/or client need in a variety of settings including agency offices, client homes, schools, emergency rooms, shelters, police stations, etc.
• Complete clinical documentation thoroughly within required timelines and respond to any feedback or revisions in a timely fashion to ensure compliance with agency and regulatory standards.
• Carry a work cell phone and be available to provide emergency mobile services, including both phone and face-to-face interventions, and cover shifts outside the primary schedule during periods of high client need.
• Maintain contact and provide follow‑up with families requiring this service, including phone and home visit support.
• Maintain confidential and required program documents, including insurance and/or managed care required documentation.
• Maintain a level of productivity as determined by the program supervisor.
• Assist program management or agency leadership with assigned tasks or projects that develop to support the communities we serve.
• Work collaboratively as a member of a team with other professionals and concerned parties involved in cases.
• Assist in the organization, marketing, planning and implementation of the program, including participation in community events and outreach to community schools and agencies.
• Actively participate in supervision with a Team Leader/Clinical Supervisor around clinical care, formulation, adherence to the MCIS model, feedback, and other professional development tasks.
• Participate fully in onboarding, regular training opportunities and monthly staff meetings to ensure optimal functioning of the MCIS program.
• Serve on agency or community committees as directed by program management.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Must maintain the utmost confidentiality of both agency and client matters. Must understand and be able to display the clinical knowledge and expertise necessary to perform crisis intervention. Must have knowledge of cultural diversity and be capable of displaying cultural competency to the populations served by the program. Must be able to display knowledge and expertise in clinical theory and practice as it relates to the populations served.

Must be capable of working as part of a team and effectively communicate with both families and professionals (in writing and verbally). Working knowledge of the greater Waterbury, Danbury, or Torrington area is a must. Must have a reliable personal vehicle and adequate insurance as delineated in the…