Co-Responding Mobile Coordinator - Per Diem
About The Position
North Suffolk is looking for a Clinician to join our Emergency Services team! The Co-Responding Mobile Coordinator works directly with the Massachusetts State Police and will ride along with State Police Officers in order to directly engage with clients in the community in need of acute psychiatric care. You will provide direct emergency psychiatric clinical services to youth and their families along with coordination and consultation to other care providers . This position also provides prescreening evaluations for information and referral purposes and communicates ongoing needs of youth and families back to the emergency services team to coordinate and execute follow up. This position is part of an emergency services team providing continuity of care to all clients, children and families, adults, and allied services. This is an on-site position in East Boston, with the expectation of mobile response and co response with the Massachusetts State Police. The hourly rate is $40 for unlicensed and $45 for licensed clinicians.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in relevant human services clinical specialty that is Medicaid reimbursable required.
- Minimum one year in a psychiatric emergency service or similar setting required.
- Valid drivers license and access to a car required. Off site travel is required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred. Please indicate language capabilities in application!
Responsibilities
- Collaborate directly with the State Police Department and be available to assist officers with calls for individuals exhibiting signs of mental health distress, to provide real-time onsite, in the community or at the police station evaluations and rapid access to other community supports.
- Provide direct emergency psychiatric clinical services to youth, families and other clients.
- Coordinate and consult to other service providers and pre-screen for insurance authorization for appropriate levels of care.
- Provide, along with other emergency services staff, continuity of support, coordination of disposition planning, and treatment services for the duration of the MCI episode of care according to clinical need.
- Fulfill all aspects of YMCI (Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention) ESP specifications, which require in-home crisis intervention with youth and families and coordination of follow up with other staff members of the Emergency Services Program to insure needs of youth and family are met to reduce crisis.
- Asses crisis or emergency situations and intervene immediately with appropriate treatment for clients
- Weekends, Holiday and shift rotation will be required.
