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Clinician - Crisis Stabilization Unit (Brunswick)
Job Code:13426 Location:Brunswick 04011 Department:Crisis Intervention Adult FT/PT Status:Full Time Summary:
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$2,500 Sign-on Bonus!
Sweetser has a new opening for a Clinician working with our adults in the Brunswick Crisis Stabilization Unit! Within the framework of recovery and resiliency provides client centered short term therapy to an individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
Salary Range:
Conditional Licensure $60,000 - $62,000 dependent on years of experience
Independent Licensure $62,000 - $70,000 dependent on years of experience
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 coordination of 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.
- Transports clients, when needed.
- Provides necessary information/communication to meet all requirements needed for managed care authorization of services and 3rd party insurance reimbursement.
- Ensures proper releases and service agreements are acquired.
- Ensure documentation is timely and reflects medical necessity.
- Attends treatment team and service planning meetings when requested.
- Provides coverage to the milieu, as needed.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Consistently use the skills of Motivational Interviewing.
- Demonstrates understanding of Peer Support.
- 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.
- Intermediate computer skills required.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health programs.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- LCSW, LCPC or LMFT, conditional licensure accepted, and licensing test candidates are encouraged to apply, reimbursement for exams provided! (Individual and group supervision provided towards independent licensure)
- Maintain a valid state drivers license.
- Must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently.
EXPERIENCE:
- Preferably two years' relevant experience.
- Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
Full-Time Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:
- Medical/dental/vision insurance and HSA/FSA options with generous employer contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and household members
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and float day
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Employee discount program
- Milage reimbursement, applicable incentive and differential pay programs
- Eligibility for annual increases and referral bonuses
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnership discounts
- 30% tuition discount for UNEs Online Graduate Programs
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
- Free professional development and training opportunities through the Sweetser Training Institute