Master's Level Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Position : Lead Clinician

Rate : $27.00-$32.00 / Hour (Full-Time / Salaried)

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Adult Day Treatment Center

Dept / Div : Day and Residential

Supervised by : ADTC Program Director

General Statement of Duties : Provide service coordination by overseeing case management, clinical issues, and documentation for persons served within Adult Day Treatment Center. Provide clinical supervision to staff as needed.

Responsibilities :

1. Working within the Recovery Model, ensure that the needs and wishes of persons served by BAMSI are the primary goal and focus of service delivery within the Adult Day Treatment Center.

2. Provide the staff and persons served with a vision about the importance and inevitability of achieving goals through the recovery process and rehabilitation.

3. Ensure that a culture of quality is maintained by using evidence-based and other best practices within the services being provided.

4. Increase the level of involvement and decision-making by persons served in their treatment planning and in service delivery.

5. Enhance efforts to use peer support within the services being provided.

6. Facilitate screening, intake, assessment, and treatment planning for persons served within the program.

7. Maintain a caseload of members as assigned. Develop and review treatment planning documentation including, but not limited to, the Adult Comprehensive Assessment and Individualized Action Plan (IAP), in conjunction with the persons served treatment team.

8. Facilitate clinically appropriate admissions, transitions, and discharges.

9. Assist in the planning, design and implementation of individual and group treatment to persons served.

10. Anticipate issues of clinical risk and attend to crisis or emergency situations by intervening immediately with appropriate clinical treatment and / or supervision.

11. Provide clinical supervision to para-professional staff as needed.

12. Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings as scheduled.

13. Represent the agency to external partners and interface with DMH, hospitals, crisis unit, external affiliated agencies, state and local officials, and other vendors related to services to consumers as needed.

14. Ensure that the day to day program operations are in compliance with regulations of Mass Health, DPH, CARF, and MBHP.

15. Assist Program Director in identifying training needs and assist in the development and presentation of training.

16. Supervise program operations in the absence of the Program Director.

17. Ensure compliance with regulations and health and safety standards. Execute duties to reflect reasonable safety standards.

18. Perform duties to reflect agency policies and procedures.

19. Maintain professional licensure and trainings in compliance with BAMSI and Medicaid standards / regulations.

20. Maintain a valid driver’s license and own means of transportation for the purpose of attending external meetings, transporting persons served and shopping for program items as required.

21. Perform other related work duties as needed or as assigned by supervisor or designee.

Qualifications :

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Social Work; licensed in Mental Health Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Counseling or other related health field preferred.
• Three years of supervised clinical experience in a multidisciplinary team treatment setting, preferred. Familiarity with the principles of rehabilitation and recovery model. Two years experience must be post graduate.
• Maters level candidates must be independently licensed eligible (LMHC, LCSW or LICSW)

Malpractice liability insurance coverage, supervision, and training on topics of professional interest will be provided by BAMSI.

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