Job Description
Job Description
Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) Social Workers Needed ($90,000/yr)
Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center is partnering with top NYC healthcare providers to connect qualified Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) Social Workers to an immediate opening for a hospital in the Bronx.
Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) Social Worker Duties:
The MCT Social Worker delivers crisis intervention, stabilization, and prevention services, providing quality care to diverse populations across Bronx County. This role combines clinical and administrative responsibilities.
- Respond to mental health emergencies in the field (homes, schools, streets, etc.)
- Provide on-the-spot counseling and de-escalation.
- Ensure the safety of the individual and others present.
- Conduct rapid mental health assessments to determine the level of risk (e.g., suicide, self-harm, harm to others).
- Determine the need for hospitalization, outpatient care, or community support.
- Coordinate with hospitals, shelters, detox programs, or outpatient providers.
- Refer clients to mental health services, substance use treatment, or social services.
- Work with law enforcement, EMS, schools, shelters, and families.
- Act as a bridge between the person in crisis and ongoing care systems.
- Complete detailed reports and crisis assessments.
- Document interventions, outcomes, and safety plans.
- Maintain records in accordance with agency and legal guidelines (e.g., HIPAA).
Qualifications:
- Masters in social work (MSW) and NYS LMSW licensure required.
- Minimum 1 year of crisis intervention experience and 2 years in mental health.
- Experience with diverse populations (i.e., mental illness, homelessness, substance abuse)
- Experience with EPIC or other EMR systems
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred not required.
- Mobile Crisis Team and/or Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) experience strongly preferred.
- Full-time and part-time positions, open to shift flexibility.
- Position requires a valid NYS driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Travel throughout the Bronx County is essential
Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center is a federally funded NYC program that prepares and connects qualified candidates to job opportunities citywide. We recruit licensed healthcare professionals on behalf of leading healthcare employers.