• Clinician - Crisis Residential Unit (Rockport)

    Sweetser (Rockport, ME)


    Clinician - Crisis Residential Unit (Rockport)

     

    Job Code:12755

     

    Department:Crisis Stabilization Adlt

     

    FT/PT Status:Full Time

    Summary:

    Sweetser is searching for a Clinician to work at their Crisis Stabilization Unit in Rockport. This full-time position based in Rockport serves adults in a crisis stabilization setting. The desired candidate would provide short term therapy to individuals experiencing behavioral crisis.

     

    Schedule is Monday through Friday, no on-call and holidays and weekends off!

     

    $10,000 Sign-on Bonus!

     

    **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** Completes timely comprehensive assessment of individuals admitted to the Crisis Stabilization Unit.

    + Collaboratively develops treatment plans and monitors progress of goals.

    + Responsible for care coordinates care with internal/external providers and naturals supports.

    + Provides clinical supervision and training to CSU direct care staff.

    + Creates and implements comprehensive discharge/aftercare plan for each individual.

    + Provides necessary information/communication to meet all requirements needed for managed care authorization of services and 3 rd party insurance reimbursement.

    + Ensures proper releases and service agreements are acquired.

    + Ensure documentation is timely and reflects medical necessity.

    + Provides coverage to the milieu as needed.

    EDUCATION:

    + Master's degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health program.

    REQUIREMENTS:

    + Independently or conditionally licensed. (LMSW-CC, LCSW, LCPC, LCPC-C, or LMFT).

    + Valid state driver's license.

    + Must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently.

    EXPERIENCE:

    + Minimum of two years relevant experience preferred.

    + Person with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.

    KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

    + Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues and the community and collaborates effectively within complex systems.

    + Receives and understands professional feedback from supervisors and colleagues and implements supervisory suggestions for performance improvement.

    + Listens and responds to clients, family and colleagues in a sensitive and respectful manner.

    + Recognizes signs of increasing clinical or situational risk and of escalating behavior and utilizes de-escalation and safety implementation techniques effectively.

    + Recognizes variables underlying stressful situations, discerns methods to diffuse or contain them and quickly implements the most effective intervention.

    + Provides crisis/risk assessments and develops/implements stabilization plans that are creative and specific to the persons served and their needs and promotes health and growth with the goal of reintegration into the community.

    + Manages multi-task situations and conflicting demands, copes with stressful situations, prioritizes projects and responsibilities, and meets critical deadlines.

    + Maintains current knowledge in present practice area, i.e. attendance at required hours of organization educational programs and utilizes clinical supervision as a learning experience.

    + Demonstrates ability to work with diverse populations and accepts differences in perspective and values.

    + Communicates ideas and opinions in a clear and constructive manner, both verbally and in writing.

    + Demonstrated competence in discipline.