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Clinician - Adult Residential
Job Code:12879
Location:Topsham
Department:Adult PNMI
FT/PT Status:Full Time
  
Summary:
Join Sweetser's Adult Residential Team as a Clinician!  

Within the framework of recovery and resiliency provides client centered therapy to individuals in the PNMI program.

SCHEDULE:
• Monday through Friday. Most Holidays and Weekends off.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Completes timely biopsychosocial assessments of individuals admitted to the PNMI
  • 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 PNMI direct care staff.
  • Creates and implements comprehensive discharge/aftercare plan for each individual.
  • 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.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
  • Respond to clients, family and colleagues in a sensitive and respectful manner.
• Recognize signs of increasing clinical or situational risk and of escalating behavior and utilize de-escalation and safety implementation techniques effectively.
• Assess variables underlying stressful situations, discern methods to diffuse or contain them and quickly implement the most effective intervention.
• Apply current knowledge of the population’s needs, area resources and policy requirements to supervision and intervention while continually expanding clinical and resource knowledge base.
• Provide crisis evaluations and develop/implement short-term treatment plans that are creative and specific to client needs and promote health and growth with the goal of reintegration into the community.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, peers and the community.
• Manage multi-task situations and conflicting demands, cope with stressful situations, prioritize projects and responsibilities, and meet critical deadlines.

EDUCATION:
• Master's degree in professional clinical discipline.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
•LCSW, LMSW-cc, or LCPC, LCPC-c
• Valid state driver’s license at time of hire.

EXPERIENCE:
• Two (2) years post bachelor’s experience in a mental health setting required.