Includes a $10,000 sign on bonus!
Sweetser is searching for a Clinician to work at the Crisis Stabilization Unit in Rockport. This full-time position based in Rockport serves adults in a crisis stabilization setting. The desired candidate would provide short term therapy to individuals experiencing behavioral crisis.
Schedule is Monday through Friday, no on-call and holidays and weekends off!
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Completes timely comprehensive assessment of individuals admitted to the Crisis Stabilization Unit.
- Collaboratively develops treatment plans and monitors progress of goals.
- Responsible for care coordinates 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.
- 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.
- Provides coverage to the milieu as needed.
EDUCATION:
Master’s degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health program.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Independently licensed as an LCSW, LCPC or LMFT. (Conditional licensure considered)
- Valid state driver's license.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of two years relevant experience preferred.
- Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- 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.
- Demonstrated competence in discipline.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $54,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Patient demographics:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
License/Certification:
- Clinical License (LMSW-cc, LCPC-cc, LCSW, LCPC) (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Rockport, ME 04856: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person