Mobile Crisis Clinician

Mobile Crisis Clinician

Do you have crisis intervention experience? Do you want to work as part of a police-based team? Come join our team of compassionate and experienced staff at Baltimore County Crisis Response!

Base pay range: $34.86/hr - $38.46/hr (day shift).

Location:

Timonium, MD. Full-time. Availability: day, evening, and overnight shifts.

• Perform assessments and crisis intervention, including de‑escalation, crisis planning, implementation, and treatment plans.
• Effectively communicate clients’ needs while making internal agency or community referrals.
• Perform a diagnostic assessment.
• Perform an on‑scene assessment and treatment plan.
• Educate individuals about mental health, substance abuse, available community resources, and the agency’s services.
• Complete documentation in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Competently make decisions about the need for an emergency petition and/or alternative psychiatric evaluation.
• Complete an emergency petition and educate any appropriate party on the process.
• Address populations of child, adolescent, adult, dual‑diagnosis, co‑occurring and elderly.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the medical implications when working with substance‑abuse consumers.
• Work with families and involved persons to de‑escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment.
• Provide accurate clinical information to family and involved persons related to recommendations and possibilities for treatment.
• Work in a professional and collaborative way with police, fire and other community agencies when asked to do so.
• Provide consultation and coordination to ER staff when ER evaluation is necessary.
• Appropriately and effectively document clinical and non‑clinical information regarding consumers, using CRS procedures.
• Participate in and complete all required trainings.
• Provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed.
• Check work e‑mail and EMR according to agency protocol.
• Abide by all Federal, State and local confidentiality regulations (e.g., HIPAA, 42 CFR Part
  2).
• Comply with all mandatory reporting and duty‑to‑warn, according to Federal, State and local regulations.

• Salary Range: $34.86 - $38.46 per hour if working a daytime shift.
• Salary is dependent on licensure and experience.
• Monthly no‑cost supervision for clinical licensure.
• Smart, passionate, and engaged co‑workers.
• Opportunities for training and development, including police‑based trainings, and flexible work schedules with a variety of shifts.

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field of study.
• Current licensure in the State of Maryland (LMSW, LGPC, LCSW‑C, or LCPC).
• A valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance.
• Required to work one summer holiday and one winter holiday per year.
• Required to attend Mandatory Safety Training Day once a year.
• End of day may go beyond scheduled shift if on call.
• Ability to work a shift during the week both morning (6 am to 2 pm or 7 am to 3 pm) and evening (2 pm to 10 pm or 3 pm to 11 pm) shifts with some weekends.

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job, and we believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem‑solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee may be required to ride in a vehicle for extended periods of time and walk to wherever is necessary to perform assessment. As we operate as a 365 day per year service, Mobile Crisis Specialists must be available for day, evening, weekend and holiday shifts, as scheduled.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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