MRSS Qualified Mental Health Specialist

Job overview

The MRSS Qualified Mental Health Specialist role is onsite in Lorain, OH, with face-to-face or video response and services in community settings. Compensation is $22.50–$23.50 per hour, depending on relevant education, experience, and licensure. Applewood Centers provides community-based behavioral health, social, and educational services to children, adolescents, and families in Northeast Ohio. The specialist responds with another MRSS team member to youth and family crises, assesses risk, and helps stabilize the situation. Follow-up stabilization and care coordination support youth and families for up to 42 days, connecting them with treatment, community resources, and other services.

What you'll do

• Respond to family-identified crises within one hour
• engage youth and families in de-escalation and risk assessment
• facilitate hospitalization when necessary
• assist with CANS assessments and safety and MRSS plans
• provide stabilization services for up to six weeks
• document clinical records
• protect client confidentiality
• engage caregivers in treatment planning
• coordinate treatment, evaluations, referrals, and community resources
• monitor symptoms and follow up on service needs.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mrss qualified mental health specialist

mobile crisis response

youth mental health

family stabilization

crisis de-escalation

care coordination

lorain oh

applewood centers

$22.50–$23.50/hour

first aid and cpr

flexible shifts

evenings and weekends

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, employee assistance program, paid parental leave, fertility/IVF support, pet insurance, tuition discounts and scholarships, 403(b) with employer match, employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, and paid time off.

Why this role

Flexible hours may span first, second, or third shifts and can include evenings and weekends; requires at least three years working with youth and families in a mental health setting; agency training for QMHS certification is required after hire.

About the employer

Applewood Centers is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.