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Full time - Regular
2-5

Mobile Crisis Clinician

2/21/2026

The Mobile Crisis Intervention Clinician provides comprehensive community-based emergency mental health and substance use disorder services, ensuring timely response for assessment and intervention in various settings. This role involves coordinating care, providing crisis counseling, maintaining community linkages, and ensuring a trauma-informed environment for recovery.

Salary

71780 - 78480 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Vinfen is one of the most dynamic and innovative health and human services organizations in the country. With over 200 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, we are a premier provider of comprehensive services for adolescents and adults with disabilities or life challenges. We provide a wide range of evidence-based programs in recovery, supported living, habilitation, education, employment, clinical, and peer support to the populations we serve.
About the Role
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
 
Salary: $71,780 - $78,480 / year (depending on licensure)
 
The Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Clinician will provide comprehensive community-based emergency mental health and substance use disorder services to individuals and families in crisis. The Clinician will be available to provide interventions in the community (clients' homes, school, and other community based settings), or at the Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) site by client or family request. The MCI Clinician is tasked with ensuring timely response to calls/requests for assessment and intervention and will coordinate with other CBHC services to ensure continuity of care and appropriate level of care/placement.
 
The MCI Clinician also
  • Ensures a trauma-informed environment that promotes safety and recovery.
  • Provides psychiatric and substance use evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in
    community, clinic, and residential settings.
  • Provides crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
  • Maintains linkages with specific community services by providing documented case
    consultations and problem resolution.
  • Offers recommendations to clients regarding service options and support in accessing.
  • Performs warm hand offs to other services and care coordination entities.
  • Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
  • Maintains necessary documentation and records.
  • Actively participates in supervision and staff meetings.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Why Vinfen?

We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 30 hours or more
  • 15 days of Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days and 3 Personal Days per year (for employees scheduled for 20 hours or more)
  • Education Assistance and Tuition Remission Programs as well as innovative Student Loan Payment Programs. Employment with Vinfen counts toward your Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
  • Professional Development programs including year-round online training courses and opportunities to earn CEUs
  • Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan
  • Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
  • $500 -- $1,000+ Employee Referral Bonuses with no annual cap!
  • Other generous benefits including discounted memberships, access to wellness programs and more!

About Us

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,200 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in 318 programs throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Qualifications
  • A Master's Degree and at least 2 years' experience in human services, preferably working in a behavioral health (mental health and/or substance use) community-based outpatient or an acute or diversionary behavioral health setting.
  • LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC in state of service preferred, but not required.
  • Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's
    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
  • Must possess excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills.
  • Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and
    providers.
  • Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and commitment to clients.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the
    independent successes of all staff members.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective
    documentation.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse populations.
  • Understanding of social determinants of health and commitment to crisis intervention in the context of whole-person care.
  • A valid driver's license must be presented at the time of employment. Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver's license for at least 6 months and have access to an insured, reliable vehicle.
  • Must be able to complete necessary trainings within defined timelines upon hire including CPR, First Aid, and CPSS training.
  • Must be able to successfully pass a multistate CORI, SORI, reference check, employment verification, education and credentialing background check.
Key Skills
Psychiatric EvaluationSubstance Use EvaluationCrisis InterventionCrisis Case ManagementCrisis CounselingCommunity-Based ServicesContinuity of CareTrauma-Informed EnvironmentManaged Care KnowledgeDocumentationInterviewingAssessment SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem ResolutionService Access Support
Categories
Social ServicesHealthcareSecurity & Safety
Benefits
Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceVacationPaid HolidaysSick DaysPersonal DaysEducation AssistanceTuition Remission ProgramsStudent Loan Payment ProgramsProfessional Development ProgramsRetirement Savings ProgramsLife InsuranceAccidental Death & Dismemberment InsuranceLong-Term Disability InsuranceFlexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts
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