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Clinician - Crisis Stabilization Unit (Brunswick)
Job Code:13306
Location:Brunswick 04011
Department:Crisis Intervention Adult
FT/PT Status:Full Time
  
Summary:

Come Join Our Team!

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.