Evening/Weekend Substance Use Clinician - Part-Time

Children's Trust Massachusetts; Brockton (MA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403b Retirement

Health, Dental & Vision

Disability coverage

Discounted insurances

FSA & DCA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

CEU Education days

Free meals at select programs

Job summary

High Point is seeking a part-time clinician to join our Brockton, MA treatment team. The role involves direct patient care, assessments, and discharge planning within acute treatment services in a state-regulated environment.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health field with at least one year of supervised counseling experience and a solid understanding of confidentiality and HIPAA regulations. Evening and weekend hours are required as listed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health field required.
• Minimum of one year of supervised substance abuse counseling experience required.
• Experience with confidentiality, HIPAA, and patient rights preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments for new patients and develop treatment plans.
• Deliver individual counseling and lead daily groups.
• Discharge planning and aftercare coordination with patients and families.
• Maintain accurate case notes and clinical records.
• Attend treatment team meetings and participate in program development.

Skills

Communication skills

SUD/MH knowledge

Assessment skills

Group facilitation

Boundaries & ethics

HIPAA compliance

Team meetings

Direct patient care

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health field

Job description

Program/ Location: Meadowbrook Acute Treatment Services (ATS)/ Brockton
Education/ Licensure: Bachelor's degree in behavioral health field
Pay Range: $29 - $34/hr (commensurate with experience)
Status: Part Time
Shift: Friday, Saturday - 1-930p; Sunday - 1-930p; Monday - 1-930p

About Us

High Point has programs offering Acute Treatment Services (detoxification) for clients seeking voluntary Inpatient Substance Use Treatment and Clinical Stabilization Services

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
• Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability
• Promote and enhance ones knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction
• Ability to facilitate a group/lecture
• Ability to set limits and enforce rules
• An understanding of boundaries and ethics
• Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
• Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations
• Participate in Treatment Team Meetings
• Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to patients – including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes, daily groups, group note completion and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
• Responsible for each assigned patients medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manners
• Provide direct care to the patients. This care will include, but not limited to, individual counseling, group facilitation, lectures, orientation for new patient’s. discharge and aftercare planning, and case management of patients assigned
• Responsible for linking patient’s with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and his/her family access outpatient services when appropriate
• Attend all unit, facility meetings and case conferences as directed by the Clinical Director
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Responsible for continued education in the field of substance abuse and related courses
• Responsible for contacting the insurance company for authorization, as needed
• Utilize walkie-talkie as campus responder
• Utilize standards precautions at all times
• Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient’s rights
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director, the Clinical Director, and/or the Senior Clinician

Clinician Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health field
• Minimum of one (1) year of supervised substance abuse counseling experience
• 403b - Retirement
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Long & short-term disability
• Discounted personal insurances
• FSA & DCA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligibility for free classes to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Education days to use towards CEU's or Volunteer Work
• Free meals at select programs and when available

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