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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.