Clinician - Family-Based Intensive Treatment

The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Inc.; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Inc. is seeking a behavioral health clinician to work weekdays, 1st shift, with licensure-status driving the pay rate.

The role involves home, school, and community-based services for youth and families. Responsibilities include completing assessments and treatment plans, delivering family therapy via the FIT team, safety planning, coordinating with collaterals, and documenting in accordance with agency policies; MA licensure

Qualifications

• Master’s degree that is license eligible with an Allied Mental Health (LMHC) or Social Work (LCSW, LICSW) licensure board and that contains a scope of practice to provide behavioral health interventions to youth and families.
• Must obtain licensure within 6 months of eligibility date.
• One year experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
• Crisis intervention training preferred.
• Basic knowledge and experience with diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Ability to work mandatory on call rotation.
• Basic knowledge of community mental health systems and community resources.
• Excellent oral and presentation skills
• Ability todelegate effectively.
• Strong knowledge of computers.
• Ability to respond to program scheduling needs on a flexible basis.
• Valid US driver’s license.
• Ability to use personal insured automobile.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization's policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Completes a comprehensive and age-appropriate behavioral health assessment and treatment plan
• Delivers intensive family therapy on an outreach basis as part of the FIT team.
• Assesses safety needs, develops safety plans and monitors safety on an ongoing basis.
• Monitors progress on attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives.
• Provides coaching and support in decision making to the youth/family.
• Coordinates and communicates with all collaterals.
• Maintains contact with the family 3-5 times per week.
• Offers and delivers services in the home, community, schools, day care, foster homes, and other community settings.
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with agency policy and performance specifications.

Skills

Oral communication

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Computer literacy

On-call availability

Driving license

Education

Master’s degree in Allied Mental Health or Social Work

Licensure eligible (LMHC/LCSW/LICSW)

Licensure within 6 months

Experience with children/adolescents and families

Job description

Weekdays, 1st Shift! Licensure-status drives rate.

• Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization's policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Completes a comprehensive and age-appropriate behavioral health assessment and treatment plan
• Delivers intensive family therapy on an outreach basis as part of the FIT team.
• Assesses safety needs, develops safety plans and monitors safety on an ongoing basis.
• Monitors progress on attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives.
• Provides coaching and support in decision making to the youth/family.
• Coordinates and communicates with all collaterals.
• Maintains contact with the family 3-5 times per week.
• Offers and delivers services in the home, community, schools, day care, foster homes, and other community settings.
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with agency policy and performance specifications.

$3000 Sign On Bonus!

Weekdays, 1st Shift! Licensure-status drives rate.

Essential Job Functions

• Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization's policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Completes a comprehensive and age-appropriate behavioral health assessment and treatment plan
• Delivers intensive family therapy on an outreach basis as part of the FIT team.
• Assesses safety needs, develops safety plans and monitors safety on an ongoing basis.
• Monitors progress on attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives.
• Provides coaching and support in decision making to the youth/family.
• Coordinates and communicates with all collaterals.
• Maintains contact with the family 3-5 times per week.
• Offers and delivers services in the home, community, schools, day care, foster homes, and other community settings.
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with agency policy and performance specifications.

Qualifications, Experience And Education

• Master’s degree that is license eligible with an Allied Mental Health (LMHC) or Social Work (LCSW, LICSW) licensure board and that contains a scope of practice to provide behavioral health interventions to youth and families.
• Must obtain licensure within 6 months of eligibility date.
• One year experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
• Crisis intervention training preferred.
• Basic knowledge and experience with diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Ability to work mandatory on call rotation.
• Basic knowledge of community mental health systems and community resources.
• Excellent oral and presentation skills
• Ability to delegate effectively.
• Strong knowledge of computers.
• Ability to respond to program scheduling needs on a flexible basis.
• Valid US driver’s license.
• Ability to use personal insured automobile.