Clinician Iii, Outpatient Services, 40 Hours Day Shift

Join us as a Clinician (LICSW or LMHC)!

As a Clinician III, do you aspire to be a part of a cohesive and compassionate team that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of patients? Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career and work for a young and vibrant organization that is expanding? If you are, then look no more! MiraVista is the perfect place for you.

As a premier mental health facility in Holyoke Massachusetts, we are seeking motivated, reliable, and committed caregivers who will be responsible for providing direct care and support to our patients. If this sounds like the right place for you then keep reading and learn more about why MiraVista is the perfect place to work.

How You Care for Our Patients

As aClinician III:

• You will be responsible for maintaining an active caseload providing individual, family, and group counseling along with case management. Frequency of sessions based on clinical need and assigned levels of care.
• The Clinician III caseload reflects a more clinically complex case mix. Caseload will vary dependent upon business needs, number of clinical supervisees, and other assigned duties.
• You will Complete psychosocial assessments, quarterly treatment plans, periodic assessments, progress notes, discharge summaries and other related documentation as required within established timeframes. Progress notes are submitted daily for billing.
• You will provide crisis assessments and management in consultation with supervisor.
• You will demonstrate competence/expertise in treatment of certain age groups and/or diagnostic categories. Able to work independently clinically.
• You will be responsible for tracking patient compliance with program requirements and issues reminders and treatment notices as clinically indicated. Facilitates and/or attends appeal hearings.
• You will role models professional relationships and boundaries with patients, colleagues and the community.
• Bilingual employees are responsible for providing bilingual clinical services and assisting with interpreting when needed.
• You will maintain independent licensure by completing required continuing education credits. Meet credentialing requirements for third party payers.
• You will serve as a preceptor to colleagues and interns for the purpose of training and orientation. Provide consultation on cases to colleagues as appropriate. Provide training for program staff on selected topics as assigned by Manager and/or Supervisor. Provide clinical supervision for colleagues seeking licensure.
• You will attend all team and department meetings, direct supervision sessions of their own work with Supervisor, and staff education/trainings.
• Maintain required productivity level for Clinician III.
• Other duties as assigned.

How We Care for You

When you join the growing MiraVista team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.As our team member, you’ll receive:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) match
• Employer paid long term disability (LTD)
• Employer paid life and AD&D Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement

You Bring Meaningful Experience

Successful candidates will have the following:

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling or related clinical field.
• Must have LMHC with 3 years’ experience post licensure; or an LICSW.
• Requires two (2) years related experience in mental health and substance use settings with a minimum of one (1) year of substance use disorder experience.
• Post Master’s experience preferred.
• Requires previous supervisory experience of staff.
• The successful candidate will have a solid clinical knowledge base of theoretical approaches and interventions to meet the needs of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder.
• Must have some proficiency in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or other specialized treatment approaches.
• Requires excellent organization, time management, communication, leadership and documentation skills.
• Bilingual staff may require successful completion of a language competency exam prior to beginning employment.
• Requires competent computer skills with the ability to document in the electronic medical record.

About MiraVista

MiraVista Behavioral Health Center is a new health care provider created to bring much needed psychiatric and substance use recovery services to Western Massachusetts. Located in Holyoke and accessible from all major highways, we provide expert and patient focused treatment through a wide range of inpatient and outpatient programs. MiraVista cares for thousands of individuals each year. We are a wonderful place to grow your career, be part of something new and work with an exceptional team of psychiatric and addiction experts.

Work With Us As We Live Our Values

Our purpose it to provide compassionate, effective, inspiring care for those suffering from emotional distress and substance misuse, so they are empowered to lead fulfilling lives. We carry out our purpose by embodying the following Vista Values:

• Visionary — We aspire to set the standard for how behavioral healthcare services are provided.
• Integrity — We conduct ourselves in an honest and ethical manner.
• Safety — We strive to provide a safe environment for patients and caregivers.
• Transformational — We inspire our team members, our patients, and their families to lead fulfilling lives.
• Advocacy — We advocate for our patients and the services we provide and work to decrease the health disparities in our communities.

MiraVista is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.