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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
Sign - On Bonus: $2,500
POSITION DETAILS: • 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: • Master’s degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health program.
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 driver’s 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.
