Masters Level or Licensed Inpatient Clinician - Adult Unit

Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Westborough, MA

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Masters Level or Licensed Inpatient Clinician - Adult Unit Full-Time Position Monday's - Friday's 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with one weekend day a month. $15000 Sign On Bonus Essential Responsibilities includes but are not limited to: Clinicians provide treatment to adults, adolescents, children. Provide timely psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, and discharge planning services to patients. Demonstrate strong group therapy skills and experience with DBT/CBT, psycho-education, and trauma informed care. Effectively and routinely communicate with family members and collateral agencies about the patients' progress in treatment, discharge planning, and progress. Coordinate multi-system meetings for our patients with schools, DMH, DCF, DDS, and outpatient services. Identify appropriate disposition for our patients and coordinate aftercare arrangements in a timely fashion. Set up aftercare appointments within 7 days of discharge with outpatient providers and refer to lower levels of care including, but not limited to, CCS, CSS, CBHI Services, DMH, DDS, ABA, EATS, ICBAT/CBAT, IRTP, State hospital. Participate in daily team meetings and report on the progress of discharge planning for each patient and caseload. Work in a past paced environment. Provide exceptional customer service to our patients and their families. The Clinician is a member of the multidisciplinary team who provides direct assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment intervention and psycho-education to patients and their family members.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field
License requirement: LMHC, LCSW, or LICSW
Minimum of two years of relevant experience in behavioral health setting, preferably in an inpatient or partial hospitalization setting.
Working knowledge of available community resources and the mental health and substance system as a whole.
Strong experience with group therapy, crisis intervention, treatment, and discharge planning.
Must be organized, efficient, have time management skills, and flexibility while working in a fast-paced environment.
Legible and timely documentation of all clinical encounters in patients’ charts.
Ability to work collaboratively with a treatment team with all providers within the hospital.
Must obtain and maintain approved CPR certification and Management of Assaultive Behavior training including restraint and seclusion policies prior to assuming patient care responsibility.

Responsibilities

Provide treatment to adults, adolescents, children.
Provide timely psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, and discharge planning services to patients.
Demonstrate strong group therapy skills and experience with DBT/CBT, psycho-education, and trauma informed care.
Effectively and routinely communicate with family members and collateral agencies about the patients' progress in treatment, discharge planning, and progress.
Coordinate multi-system meetings for our patients with schools, DMH, DCF, DDS, and outpatient services.
Identify appropriate disposition for our patients and coordinate aftercare arrangements in a timely fashion.
Set up aftercare appointments within 7 days of discharge with outpatient providers and refer to lower levels of care including, but not limited to, CCS, CSS, CBHI Services, DMH, DDS, ABA, EATS, ICBAT/CBAT, IRTP, State hospital.
Participate in daily team meetings and report on the progress of discharge planning for each patient and caseload.
Work in a past paced environment.
Provide exceptional customer service to our patients and their families.
Provide direct assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment intervention and psycho-education to patients and their family members.