Clinician - Mental Health Urgent Care- $2,000 Sign on Bonus

Community Care Network•Rutland, VT

About The Position

Community Care Network, comprised of Rutland Mental Health Services and Rutland Community Programs, is hiring a Clinician for its Mental Health Urgent Care (MHUC). The role provides clinical assessment, intervention, brief treatment, intake, care coordination, and referral services to individuals with a range of mental health needs, including urgent or emergent concerns and those seeking timely access to ongoing behavioral health services. The clinician helps people access the most appropriate level of care, from immediate intervention and stabilization to intake and connection with ongoing treatment. The clinician works collaboratively with Peer staff and coordinates with Emergency Services, Open Access, outpatient programs, CSID, Rutland Regional Medical Center, inpatient providers, community agencies, and other community providers. The work is guided by Community Care Network’s values of Trust, Accountability, Respect, Cultural Competence, Person Centered Care, and Continuous Learning and Growth. This position requires availability for assigned shifts, potentially including evenings and weekends.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Knowledge of psychopathology, crisis theory, behavioral health concerns, and primary modalities of psychotherapeutic intervention.
Ability to join with clients and families in distress and work with them in disposition planning.
Availability to work assigned shifts, potentially including evenings and weekends.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Ability to function autonomously in stressful situations and make appropriate assessments in coordination with an on-call physician.
Ability to use computer-supported collaborative work software and demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Electronic Medical Record software.
Knowledge of maintaining and handling confidential information in accordance with HIPAA standards.
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and personal automobile liability insurance coverage at or above levels mandated by the State of Vermont.
Successful completion of a criminal history background check after hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, social work, or a related field.
Experience working in crisis, emergency room, or community-based services.
Experience in crisis intervention services, risk management, assessment of suicide potential, and integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical services to individuals presenting with a range of mental health needs.
Complete clinical screenings, assessments, and evaluations and formulate diagnoses when appropriate.
Assess urgent or emergent mental health concerns and implement appropriate safety, crisis-response, and consultation protocols when indicated.
Provide brief clinical interventions and short-term treatment based on individuals’ needs, goals, and level of care.
Complete intake assessments and help individuals access appropriate ongoing services.
Coordinate with Open Access to facilitate timely entry into ongoing services and connection with appropriate programs or providers.
Make clinically appropriate referrals based on assessment findings and identified service needs.
Develop and document clear, individualized, measurable clinical formulations in collaboration with clients, families, and other providers as appropriate.
Collaborate with Peer staff to support recovery-oriented, person-centered care and appropriate clinical support.
Coordinate care and transitions between levels of care with Emergency Services, CSID, outpatient programs, RRMC, inpatient providers, and community agencies.
Use knowledge of levels of care, referral processes, community resources, and behavioral health services to support appropriate care planning.
Assist individuals in identifying and addressing barriers to recommended services.
Provide clinical support and consultation to Peer staff within the scope of the clinician’s role and program expectations.
Maintain timely, accurate, clinically appropriate documentation consistent with agency, program, regulatory, and payer requirements.
Communicate and collaborate effectively and respectfully with clients, families, Peer staff, agency staff, and internal and external providers.
Attend and participate in scheduled clinical supervision, consultation, and required staff meetings; seek additional supervision or consultation as needed and follow supervisory directives.
Attend required agency, program, licensing, regulatory, and other applicable trainings.
Develop knowledge of the history, traditions, values, family systems, cultural practices, and artistic expressions of populations served, and use culturally responsive approaches.
Use evidence-based and best-practice approaches appropriate to individual needs and consistent with the MHUC program model.
Perform other related duties as assigned within the scope of the position.