Nighttime Masters Clinician – Crisis Care & Referrals

Community Care Alliance; Woonsocket (RI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Care Alliance's BH Link program in Rhode Island seeks a Masters-Level Clinician for overnight, per diem coverage. The role involves engaging clients in clinical assessment and coordinating referrals to local agencies to support crisis stabilization.

You will conduct mental status exams, determine diagnoses per DSM-5-TR, secure insurance authorizations, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, appropriate care pathways. QMHP credentialing is provided after entry.

Qualifications

• LCDP or master's degree in counseling or related human services field is required.
• LCSW, LICSW, LMHC-A, or LMHC preferred.
• QMHP training required after entry for masters-level applicants.

Responsibilities

• Available to cover clinical program needs on a regular or on-call basis.
• Help to assist all clients in navigating their current crisis and the behavioral healthcare system through consultation, assessment, and referral.
• Conduct mental status exam and client-centered clinical assessment.
• Determine appropriate diagnoses based on DSM-5-TR.
• Apply proficiency with ASAM criteria to secure insurance authorizations on behalf of clients served.
• Engage in coordination of care to facilitate treatment and recovery connections on behalf of service recipients.
• Provide client centered referrals while also screening and assessing for risk factors that may impact the safety of the client or those around them.
• Secure and maintain QMHP credentials within the first quarter of employment (provided free of charge by CCA).
• Actively engage in solutions-focused referral processes that emphasize the least restrictive level of care possible.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams both within and outside of the BH Link program.
• Coordinate insurance authorizations and care coordination with other behavioral healthcare providers.

Skills

Rapport building

Clinical documentation

Verbal de-escalation

Team collaboration

Proactive approach

Multitasking

Education

LCDP or master's degree in counseling or related human services field

LCSW, LICSW, LMHC-A, or LMHC preferred

Job description

Community Care Alliance's BH Link program in Rhode Island seeks a Masters-Level Clinician for overnight, per diem coverage. The role involves engaging clients in clinical assessment and coordinating referrals to local agencies to support crisis stabilization.

You will conduct mental status exams, determine diagnoses per DSM-5-TR, secure insurance authorizations, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, appropriate care pathways. QMHP credentialing is provided after entry.