Acute Care Therapist - Night Shift (Crisis Intervention)

Center for Life Management; Derry (NH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Center for Life Management in New Hampshire is seeking an Acute Care Clinician to provide crisis assessment, triage, and referral in an in-office setting, with occasional community deployments. Clinicians evaluate clients in crisis, coordinate hospital admissions, and deliver short-term stabilization and counseling.

This full-time position (36 hours/week) includes evening and weekend shifts as scheduled, a comprehensive benefits package, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus payable in installments.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required.
• Licensed or license eligible (NH LICSW/LCMHC/LMFT) in the State of New Hampshire preferred.
• Minimum of two years of direct mental health experience.
• Crisis intervention experience, training, and/or education preferred.
• Experience working with co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in routine, urgent, and emergent clinical situations.
• Proficient computer skills, specifically with all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to document effectively and efficiently in course of clinical work.
• Ability to navigate an electronic health record.
• Ability and desire to work as part of a clinical team while also able to be self-directed and motivated with minimal supervision.
• Ability to acquire and effectively practice new clinical skills as needed according to evolving agency needs/services.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls to triage general behavioral health needs and crises.
• Provide psychosocial and diagnostic assessments to determine best treatment options.
• Assess the need for psychiatric hospital admission and facilitate admission if needed.
• Provide differential diagnostic treatment and short-term crisis stabilization.
• Provide 35% of hours as direct service time with client/family.
• Collaborate with treatment team, hospital staff, and external providers to ensure wrap-around care.
• Serve on committees as determined by supervisor.
• Maintain professional standards and confidentiality.
• Document in alignment with agency policies and state/federal standards.
• Maintain professional memberships and certifications as required.
• Represent CLM professionally in all settings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Licensure eligible NH (LICSW/LCMHC/LMF

Direct mental health experience

Crisis intervention experience

Co-occurring disorders experience

Clinical judgment

Microsoft Office

Documentation

Electronic health record navigation

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Job description

Center for Life Management in New Hampshire is seeking an Acute Care Clinician to provide crisis assessment, triage, and referral in an in-office setting, with occasional community deployments. Clinicians evaluate clients in crisis, coordinate hospital admissions, and deliver short-term stabilization and counseling.

This full-time position (36 hours/week) includes evening and weekend shifts as scheduled, a comprehensive benefits package, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus payable in installments.