(2005) Licensed Clinician, Mobile Crisis Outreach Team

Program Overview:

MCOT services are community-based and available 24 hours per day, every day of the year. The Licensed Clinician utilizes the most effective, least restrictive approaches and evidenced-based interventions until the crisis is resolved or the individual is transitioned into a more clinically appropriate environment.

Our Vision is Healthy and Fulfilled Lives, and MCOT provides expedited access to care in critical situations, as an essential  mobile provider of crisis services for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The MCOT Licensed Clinician responds to the location of the individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis, including schools, emergency rooms, homes, and BTCS clinics, to provide crisis intervention, screening, referral, relapse prevention, and follow-up services.

Our Mission is to continuously improve the health and independence of the person we serve, and in addition to ready access to care in the time of crisis, MCOT also provides follow-up services which may include case management, individual and group skills training, Person-Centered Recovery Planning, supported housing/employment, discharge planning and linkage to ongoing services.

Critical Impact: 

Within the crisis continuum, the Licensed Clinician responds when called upon to support emergent and urgent crisis needs. Leveraging skills in de-escalation and safety planning, MCOT works collaboratively with the individual in crisis to assess the need and develop a plan for next steps. As a crisis response team, MCOT collaborates with law enforcement, the medical community, schools, families, and social service agencies, demonstrating strong knowledge of the principles, methods, techniques, and practices of working with individuals experiencing a mental health, substance use, and/or developmental crisis. The Licensed Clinician may provide services specific to licensure, such as provide diagnostic evaluation and assessment, brief solution-focused counseling, and clinical consultation to colleagues.

The Licensed Clinician must possess an aptitude for working both independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provides empathetic active listening and de-escalation
• Engages in person-centered safety planning, utilizing critical thinking and solution-focused problem solving
• Ensures crisis follow-up and relapse prevention occurs, providing support once the crisis has resolved
• Communicates effectively with people and families from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds
• Facilities and coordinates placement
• Partners with families, first responders, schools, hospitals, and community agencies
• Demonstrates skills and expertise using integrated computer database programs to access files and document services as well as the ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.
• ability to work independently, collaboratively within a Team and assumes a flexible work schedule.
• Provides consult, evaluation and assessment
• Assumes rotating on-call responsibilities, including after-hours, weekends, and holidays. A daily stipend is offered for each day of on-call
• Cross-trains to support crisis programs, including Diversion Center, Adult Crisis Respite, Youth Therapeutic Respite, and 911 Dispatch

Location: Williamson and Burnet Counties

Hourly Salary Range: $32.33 – $38.08

Differential Detail:

• .75/hour, Bilingual
• $1.00/hour, previous experience in a similar position
• Up to $4.00/hour, tenure with BTCS