Clinician- Outpatient Substance Abuse, 37.5Hrs, Worcester, Day Shift.

Schedule Details:
Scheduled Hours:
Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)
Hours:
37.5
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
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***Sign on Bonus Offered for this position***!!
Outpatient Substance Use Treatment is a growing specialty service within the Adult Outpatient services at Community Healthlink. Services include outpatient treatment, medication-assisted treatment, the MISSION medication-assisted treatment program, and second offender aftercare. Staff include clinicians, recovery coaches, nurses, advanced practice nurses, and psychiatrists.
The Community Healthlink Adult Outpatient Counseling Centers are integrated primary and behavioral health care clinics that provide services to a diverse adult client population. Our priority population is individuals with severe and/or persistent mental health and/or substance use conditions. The provider team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, recovery coaches, registered nurses, primary care clinicians, and medical assistants. The Centers work closely with referral sources such as the Department of Mental Health, local hospitals with inpatient psychiatric programs, Community Healthlink programs, MassHealth/managed care companies, and health centers.
Responsibilities:
Provides outpatient diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapeutic treatment services to adults in individual, family, couple, and group therapy; provides consultation and educational services to community groups and agencies in a manner which respects diversity.
Provides direct clinical treatment to adults as represented in the caseload through:

• Diagnostic evaluations, reassessments, progress notes, screenings, and outcome measures
• Crisis/emergency assessment and intervention
• Treatment planning and reviews
• Individual, group, couple, and family therapy
• Discharge planning

Additional Duties:

• Participates as a member of the treatment team.
• Participates in interdisciplinary diagnostic treatment and planning conferences.
• Consults with area schools, doctors, individuals, and other social service agencies, insurance providers and hospital networks regarding clients, client services, and case management.
• Maintains client records and administrative records consistent with CHL policy and applicable standards.
• Maintains unit productivity standard consistent with collective bargaining agreement.
• Participates in supervision as scheduled.
• Attends administrative staff meetings as required.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Attends in-service education, clinical supervision, and professional meetings as required.
• If Clinician IV may provide clinical supervision of staff

As a Substance Addiction Services Clinician

• Attend all trainings required consistent with Bureau of Substance Addiction Services regulations

Open Access Clinician

• Participate as a member of the Open Access team
• Provide urgent care, initial assessments, routine follow-up care, and work with individuals to engage them in their treatment
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

Qualifications:

• Grade C12: Clinician III- Master's degree in a clinical course of study in behavioral health (social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, counseling or related field) that meet the academic requirements for independent licensure in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Requires licensure as LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or is actively working towards licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Grade C16: Clinician IV- LICSW or Licensed Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Experience in the area of practice necessary.
• The candidate should have at least two-five years of in the substance use disorders field and be familiar with patients referred by the Department of Mental Health.

General Qualifications:

• BILINGUAL highly desired due to population
• Ability to perform diagnostic and risk assessments using current accepted tools and practices to determine appropriate level of care and medical necessity.
• Can develop and implement treatment plans which are behaviorally oriented, measurable, and appropriate for the identified level of care.
• Able to effectively implement the Prior Approval and Utilization Management process and advocate for optimal client care.
• Clinical expertise specific to the target population with an ability to engage clients effectively and work with other professionals and organizations.
• Computer skills sufficient to use the electronic health records of CHL and to communicate securely using electronic and other means.
• All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click here

Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
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