CLINICIAN 1 - RESIDENTIAL , FULL-TIME

InterCommunity Health Care•Hartford, CT

17h•Onsite

About The Position

InterCommunity, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LA) committed to providing accessible, compassionate care to everyone — regardless of life situation or ability to pay. We offer same-day primary care and a wide range of behavioral health services across our community health centers. Our Addiction Services Division provides a full continuum of care, including primary care integration, residential detox and treatment, outpatient mental health and substance use services for adults and children, intensive outpatient programs, employment and community support, mobile crisis evaluations, judicial support services, and social rehabilitation. At InterCommunity, we believe your well-being matters — at work and beyond. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. This role involves providing trauma-informed clinical services, including triage, crisis intervention, assessment, individual, group, and/or family therapy, screening, treatment planning, and referral within a multidisciplinary team. The clinician will complete all required documentation related to resident treatment, coordinate care and referrals with other community agencies, and meet productivity standards. Attendance and participation in all required meetings and trainings are essential, as is participation in trainings for new service delivery options and program development. Ensuring ASAM criteria is clearly documented and utilization review is completed are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

Master’s degree in behavioral health discipline from an Accredited University
A provisional licensure in the State of Connecticut ( LMSW, LMFTA, LPCA)
2 years experience in recovery orientated system of care in a behavioral health.
Specialized knowledge in Co Occurring Disorders treatment
Skilled Judgment in Decision Making, and Initiative
Time Management
Teamwork, Collaborative approach to care
Communication Proficiency
Organization Skills
Critical Thinking
Knowledge of ASAM Criteria and Dimensions
Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents.
Able to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Able to effectively present information to senior management, public groups and/or BOD.

Responsibilities

Provides trauma informed clinical services including, but not limited to: triage, crisis intervention, assessment, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening, treatment planning and referral within a multidisciplinary team and agency coverage for staff absences.
Completes all required documentation related to resident treatment in accordance with established procedures.
Provides coordination of care and referral with other community agencies i.e., hospitals, emergency rooms, jails, homeless shelters, outpatient programs, residential programs, etc.) and consults and collaborates with other behavioral/ medical health providers.
Meets productivity standard for the position and role.
Attendance and participation in all required departmental staff meetings, all provider meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, supervision (including peer) meetings including but not limited to systems feedback, problem solving, clinical growth and support for development protocols which enhance service delivery.
Participation in trainings to bring new service delivery options to clinical care (i.e. EMDR, ART etc.)
Program development (new groups, new models of treatment, evidence-based practices)
Ensures ASAM criteria is clearly documented within time frames and utilization review process is completed within time frames.
Performs related duties as required.
All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings