Mobile Crisis Mental Health Professional (MHP) - Auburn

Overview

Join Our Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Team: Make a Difference Every Day!

 

Are you a compassionate and adaptable mental health professional looking to have a real impact in your community? As a Mobile Crisis Mental Health Professional (MHP), you will be stationed in an active-response mobile van, swiftly responding to urgent calls to attend to individuals in acute distress.

 

Collaborating closely with emergency responders, you will conduct assessments, implement crisis interventions, and connect clients with vital resources—all while navigating high-stress environments with empathy, quick-thinking skills, and expertise. This role offers varied shifts, including day, swing, and noc shifts, to accommodate the dynamic nature of crisis response.

 

If you are ready to serve your community by providing life-changing care to people in need, we want to hear from you! Explore this unique opportunity to make a difference—apply today and be a vital part of transforming lives!

 

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Crisis Assessment and Intervention: Respond to crisis situations promptly, conducting comprehensive assessments to determine the individual’s needs and risk factors.
• Crisis Stabilization: Provide immediate therapeutic support to stabilize individuals in crisis, employing evidence-based crisis intervention techniques.
• Diversity, Equity, Justice, Inclusion: Relate to others professionally, respecting individual and cultural differences. Understand how cultural background might impact crisis intervention and treatment.
• Safety Planning: Develop and implement safety plans for clients, including immediate interventions and referrals for follow-up support services.
• Collaboration: Work closely with law enforcement, emergency medical services, and other community resources to coordinate effective responses to crises.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and confidential records of all assessments, interventions, and follow-up plans in accordance with HIPAA regulations and organizational policies.
• Community Resource Liaison: Facilitate referrals to appropriate health care behavioral health and social service agencies to ensure ongoing support for client’s post-crisis.
• Education and Outreach: Participate in community outreach programs aimed at raising awareness of behavioral health issues and available resources.
• Training and Supervision: Provide training and mentorship to interns, volunteers, or new staff in crisis intervention techniques and protocols as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Education: Master's degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related mental health field (required).
• Experience: Strong knowledge of mental health disorders with previous experience in crisis intervention, emergency mental health services, and trauma-informed care is strongly preferred.

 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Flexibility and willingness to work varied hours, including evenings and weekends, to oversee crisis response operations.
• Experience working with a wide range of behavioral health disorders.
• Ability to present problems and communicate effectively with collateral organizations working with the individual and/or the family.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage empathetically with clients in crisis.
• Early intervention and prevention, as well as evidence-based effective treatment.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to make rapid clinical decisions in high-pressure situations.

 

Certifications & Licensure

• Must have an MHP certificate.
• Valid professional licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc.) is preferred or must be working towards licensure with supervision.
• Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
• Must have a Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

 

Physical Demands

• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.  
• Work primarily in community settings and homes, sometimes in high-stress or unstable environments.
• May involve on-call responsibilities to support the mobile crisis team as needed during hi