What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinician - Crisis Stabilization Unit (Brunswick) position at Sweetser?
Sweetser has a new opening for a Clinician working with our adults in the Brunswick Crisis Stablization Unit! Within the framework of recovery and resiliency provides client centered short term therapy to an individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
Starting Salary $60,000!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.
EXPERIENCE:
- Preferably two years relevant experience.
- Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
Salary : $60,000
