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Refresh Center, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician Per Diem to join our team in North Kingstown, RI. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Behavioral Care Team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. 

As a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician Per Diem, you will provide mental, behavioral, and/or psychological treatment services or therapy directly to patients utilizing a variety of treatment methodologies. Services/treatment/therapy may be provided in individual or group environments and may be provided virtually or in person. Masters level and Licensed roles frequently include assessment or evaluation for mental health disorders and development, review, and implementation of comprehensive treatment plans. Assists patients and their families to change behaviors and to locate and access interpersonal, family and community resources to manage their health and well-being. In a team setting, may also provide community education and awareness and/or consultation to staff members and other health care professionals regarding methods/approaches to help patients recognize and overcome barriers to health and well-being.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Uses pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise
• Investigates non-standard requests and problems, with some assistance from others
• Works exclusively within a specific knowledge area
• Prioritizes and organizes own work to meet deadlines
• Provides explanations and information to others on topics within area of expertise

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related counseling field 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with Couples or family counseling
• Experience with children or adolescents
• Experience with health psychology 
• Experience working with computers for professional communication and medical documentation - Excel, Outlook, Athena RMS (or other EMRs)
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with equal effectiveness

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.