Master's Level Community Based Clinician

High Point & SEMCOA•New Bedford, MA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

High Point provides a range of community-based services including Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). CBHI services provide individualized, intensive therapy and support to youth and their families. CBHI connects families struggling with mental health and substance use to community resources, enabling them to work towards self-sufficiency. Serving all ages. Home-based therapy provides traditional outpatient individual, couples, and family therapy for adults, adolescents, and children in the home and/or school setting. Our interdisciplinary team is comprised of licensed social workers, mental health clinicians, Master’s level clinicians, and certified addiction specialists. Psychiatric referrals are made when appropriate. 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.

Requirements

Must always present as courteous and professional
Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
Demonstrated flexibility and ability to perform multiple tasks
Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to organize ideas in logical and clear fashion
Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs including the ability to learn, use and train HPAO Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Must have the ability to work with others in a cooperative and collaborative manner
An understanding of the relationship between substance use and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
Understand and maintain therapeutic boundaries
Reinforce rules in a respectful manner
Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder and HIPAA Regulations
TB /Flu and Covid19 Assessment
Annual Completion of the HPAO crisis de-escalation program
CPR Certification
Successful completion of all trainings upon hire and annually as

Nice To Haves

CANS Certified at hire and as recertification is
Possesses an understanding of trauma informed care and cultural competence and attends all additional trainings as required/assigned

Responsibilities

Crisis intervention
Maintain assigned caseload
Providing direct care to patients/residents – including assessments, individual counseling, discharge and aftercare planning, treatment plans and updates, weekly progress notes, daily groups facilitation, group note completion, and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
Making referrals when appropriate
Responsible for each assigned patients / residents’ medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manner
Responsible connecting patients/residents with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the resident and his/her family access services when appropriate
Communicating/involving family in treatment at patients/ residents request
Attend and participate in all unit, facility meetings, case conferences, Treatment Team meetings, and mandatory trainings, as directed by the Clinical Supervisor / Director
Responsible for continued education in the field of substance use, mental health and related courses
Always utilize standards precautions
Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient’s rights
Completion of all CBHI New Hire Trainings upon hire (IHT)
CANS Certified at hire and as recertification is
Possesses an understanding of trauma informed care and cultural competence and attends all additional trainings as required/assigned
Ability to run psycho educational and social support groups as needed
Knowledge of area resources necessary to meet treatment plan goals of youth
Ability to network and develop professional working relationships with external area providers
Place referrals for additional services for youth and families throughout treatment and prior to discharge, as necessary
Ongoing regular communication and collaboration with other internal and external providers
Completion of all required documentation at the start of services and updates as required by performance specifications
Ongoing monitoring and compliance with required documentation for services
Ability to accurately document time spent with clients, guardians, and collaterals including interventions utilized and responses to these interventions
Provide clinical services, both in person and through telehealth platform
Tracking service authorizations dates/units and providing updated information for continued stay reviews, as necessary for the services provided
Attend all required staff and client meetings, or additional meetings assigned by supervisor
Attend weekly clinical supervision, tracking all direct client contact and supervision hours toward licensure
Comply with all necessary medical necessity criteria and performance specifications, dependent on service provided
Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director or Program Director