Mobile Mental Health Practitioner

Access: Supports for Living • Nanuet, NY

3d • $28 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Hold a Peer Certification or possess a strong willingness to obtain one upon hire.
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to multitask in high-stress, fast-paced environments.
• Flexibility to handle evolving functional and organizational tasks as assigned.
• Bachelor's Degree required in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Creative Arts Therapy.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in a human services related field, and/or relevant lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to all MRT dispatch calls in the field alongside the base clinician.
• Utilize evidence-based trainings and screening tools to assess routine, urgent, and emergency calls.
• Act as an authorized backup to the Base Clinician, executing clinical responses under their direction.
• Develop exceptional, individualized follow-up plans focused on community-based stabilization and diverting ER or hospital admissions.
• Collaborate with external healthcare and community providers to connect individuals to ongoing behavioral health services.
• Provide face-to-face follow-up visits with individuals who previously required MRT intervention to ensure stability and continuity of support.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth and training in evidence-based crisis intervention.
• A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Deeply meaningful work directly impacting community mental health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level