Clinician

Steppingstone Inc; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Steppingstone Inc in New Bedford is seeking a Clinician to provide comprehensive services supporting program consumers. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, crisis intervention, and coordinating discharge planning.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in social work or related field, relevant licenses, and a minimum of three years of counseling experience in rehabilitation or mental health.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Licensed LMHC/LICSW/CADAC/LADC required.
• Minimum three years of counseling experience in rehabilitation or mental health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct screening and intake interviews.
• Develop and monitor individualized treatment/service plans.
• Provide crisis intervention and develop safety plans.

Skills

Cognitive therapy

Motivational interviewing

Trauma-informed techniques

Crisis intervention

Referral skills

Education

Master’s degree in social work, mental health, counseling

Tools

Electronic health records

Computer skills

Job description

Description

SUMMARY: The Clinician works as an integral part of the Clinical Team. The Clinician will perform, but is not limited to the following duties: delivery of comprehensive services to support the program consumers. This position will provide oversight of a structured setting where the consumers are kept safe and secure in a trauma-free environment; when necessary perform CPR. This position may require a flexible schedule including 1st and 2nd shifts and Saturdays. The agency has the right to change shifts based on the needs of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Position Specific Duties

• Conduct screening and intake interviews to determine consumer eligibility for services.
• Perform consumer orientation on program services and requirements.
• Conduct confidential, quality assessments that are gender and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
• Develop, implement, and monitor an individualized treatment/service plan with each assigned consumer using collaborative information from all sources to develop short and long term goals.
• Possess knowledge of effective treatment practices such as cognitive therapy, motivational interviewing and trauma-informed techniques and Integrated Treatment in individual, group and family sessions.
• Meet, collaborate and coordinate services with probation/parole, employment and educational agencies, Department of Children and Families (DCF), human services providers, medical and primary care, clinical mental/behavioral health, and family/social support.
• Link consumers to services provided by community-based organizations such as peer support groups, legal services, nutritional counseling, HIV rapid-retesting and Hepatitis B and C testing and other sexually transmitted infections.
• Assist consumers with enrolling in health insurance, Medicaid and other benefits such as SNAP, SSI/SSDI and TANF.
• Provide consumer education in finances, housing stability, behavioral and primary health, life skills and all aspects of addiction and related life domains.
• Provide crisis intervention by assessing severity of the episode, de-escalating the consumer, referring to emergency response team as needed, and developing a safety plan to assist in resolving the crisis.
• Develop and coordinate discharge planning with consumer, family, housing, and other community providers.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of consumer’s mental status, adding additional services to maintain a therapeutic level of care as needs change.
• Ability to climb three flights of stairs to deal with emergencies.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations by placing calls to Fire, Rescue, Police, and Medical, etc.

Administrative Tasks

• Complete all required documentation in a timely manner.
• Perform program recordkeeping and filing, and organize vital documents.
• Provide telephone coverage for the assigned program and direct calls to other programs as needed.
• Participate in required supervisions, staff meetings and trainings.
• Participate and cooperate in any investigations conducted by internal and external agencies.
• Ability to use a computer including inputting information into the electronic health record.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree social work, mental health, counseling or other related field preferred.
• Licensed LMHC/LICSW/CADAC/LADC.
• Minimum of three years counseling in the field of drug or alcohol abuse rehabilitation, mental health or other related field.
• Requires CPR certification every two years.
• Good working knowledge of computers and electronic health records.
• Requires valid driver’s license due to business-related travel.