What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Clinician position at Reardon Associates?
Kingston, MA
Mental Health Clinician Perm role excellent benefits – 74k with 5k sign on bonus Monday to Friday – 8:30 to 5 (no nights or weekends) Summary In this position you will be a clinical member of the multidisciplinary team and provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals in need. You should have an LMCH, LCSW or LICSW or similar license as well as a car and valid driver’s license for this role. Responsibilities Provide case management for an assigned group of persons served, including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall Individual Action Plan (IAP) goals and plans in conjunction with the ITT; provide individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the IAP as persons served needs change; educate and support persons served families, and advocate for persons served rights and preferences. Conduct comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g., self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships. Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process. Document persons served progress to maintain a permanent record of persons served activity according to established methods and procedures. Provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services, with some interventions directed or performed by staff with specialty training and skills (e.g., vocational specialists). Provide individual and group treatment in the office and in community settings in a stage-based treatment model that is non-confrontational, considers interactions of mental illness and substance abuse, and has persons served-determined goals. Coordinate with outside inpatient services to detoxify persons served and establish linkage to outpatient treatment, self-help programs, outpatient services, and residential facilities. Provide individual vocational-supportive counseling to enable persons served to identify vocational strengths and problems, establish vocational or career goals and plans to reach them, and recognize and target symptoms of mental illness that interfere with work. Plan and provide work-related supportive services, such as assistance with grooming and personal hygiene, securing of appropriate clothing, wake-up calls, and transportation. Assist persons served to find and maintain a safe and affordable place to live. Assist and support persons served to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry. Ensure that persons served have adequate financial support. Teach money-management skills. Help persons served to access reliable transportation. Requirements: Five years’ supervised practical experience, including internships, in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons who have psychiatric disabilities. Master’s degree in a human service discipline required. LCSW, LICSW, LMHC in state of service required. Candidates should have training in one of the mental health professions (e.g., nursing, social work, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology) and clinical skills and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses Required Certifications Post Hire: CPR required within two weeks of hire First Aid required within two weeks of hire CPSS required NET required PACT Module Training within 3 months of hire Driving Requirements: Driving is a requirement for this position. A valid driver’s license must be presented at the time of employment. Incumbents must be at least 21 years of age, have maintained a valid US driver’s license for at least one year, and must be able to pass a driver’s screening background check.
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Posted on Dec 03, 2024