Senior Clinician - Sign on Bonus Eligible!

Location: Brockton Triage / Brockton

Experience/Education: Master's Degree in a behavioral health related field; LISCW required

Hours: Full Time; Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm

Pay Range: $39-$43/hr

About Us

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to prevent and treat substance use and mental health disorders. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long & short term disability
• Discounted auto/home and renters insurance
• 403b - Retirement
• FSA & DSA
• PMLA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonuses & Referral
• Eligibility for free classes to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Education days to use towards CEU's
• Free meals at select programs and when available
• Unmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)
  
  

Requirements

• Must present as courteous and professional at all times
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to perform multiple tasks
• Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to organize ideas in logical and clear fashion
• Must have the ability to work with others in cooperative and collaborative manner.
• TB screening
• Certification in the HPTC approved de-escalation program
• Strong and effective verbal, written and organizational skills
• Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs including the ability to learn, use and train HPTC`s electronic medical records
• Knowledge of major clinical therapeutic models and behavioral health best practice
• Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability;
• Ability to facilitate therapy and psychoeducation groups
• Ability to set limits and enforce rules
• Be familiar with relevant professional codes of ethics, patient’s rights documents, and laws and regulations that govern both counseling and clinical supervision practices
• Must demonstrate competence in working within a structured human service setting licensed by DMH and CMS certification
• Ability to develop effective interdepartmental and interagency collaborations
  
  

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains and submits current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
• Participate in Treatment Team Meetings
• Crisis intervention with patients as needed
• Maintain assigned caseload of patients and ability to delegate and manage caseloads of team
• Provides direct care to patients – including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, case management, discharge and aftercare planning, lectures, treatment plans, daily progress notes, facilitation of daily groups, group note completion, family meetings and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
• Responsible for each assigned patient’s medical record. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manner
• Responsible for linking patient’s with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and his/her family to access outpatient services where appropriate
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Works collaboratively with all parties involved in the clinical review and insurance authorization process to maximize third party income
• Responsible for contacting the insurance company for authorization, as needed
• Utilizes standards precautions at all times
• Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient rights
• Familiarity with managing an in-patient milieu including proficiency in de-escalation techniques, conflict resolution, ability to set and reinforce milieu rules and crisis debriefing techniques
• Ensure that programming services adhere to written policies and procedures
• Ensure that all licensing and accreditation standards are met
• Interacts with local and community service networks in a manner that enhances the public relations of the facility
• Other duties as assigned by the Program/Clinical/Area Directors, and/or COO
  
  

Qualifications

• Master's Degree on behavioral health related field
• LICSW
• 3 years experience