Behavioral Health Clinician

About the role

Vinfen's Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) is a new and innovative approach to behavioral health care. As a CBHC Outpatient Clinician, you will provide outpatient therapeutic interventions to people experiencing mental health or co-occurring disorders and/or behavioral health concerns.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake evaluations and on-going assessment to develop treatment plans and determine appropriate interventions.
• Provide direct therapeutic interventions and support services, in person and by telehealth, to clients, using evidenced-based practices.
• Maintain a caseload of clients, with an appropriate frequency of interventions, that supports divisional/clinic productivity requirements.
• Serve on the Multidisciplinary Team for Utilization Reviews.
• Provide clinical consultation, when needed.
• Ensure recordkeeping/documentation in accordance with internal and external requirements and regulations.
• May provide consultation and clinical supervision to other treating clinicians or trainees.
• Participate in regular Quality Improvement and Utilization Review activities consistent with the Behavioral Health Division’s policies and practices.
• Cookordinate treatment and care with other providers, as appropriate.
• Work as liaison between Vinfen programs, state agencies, funding sources, and community referral sources.
• Conduct and/or participate in educational trainings, as needed.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and contracted payor requirements.
• Communicate and network with community providers and collaterals to increased access to care/promote ambulatory care.
• Work with Clinic Director or other Behavioral Health Division (BHD) leadership staff on service delivery enhancement projects.
• Provide services to children, adults, families, and/or groups.
• Provide after-hours on-call coverage in rotation with other program staff.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field
• Massachusetts license preferred (LCSW, LMHC, LICSW)
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
• 3 - 5 years of experience working with adults with persistent psychiatric conditions or co-occurring disorders
• Strong time management & organizational skills, self motivator, strong writing skills and general computer skills

Skills

• Familiar with behavioral health, substance/addiction disorders, and psychiatric conditions
• Experienced in use of evidenced based practices
• Experienced in use of formal and informal assessment practices
• Knowledge of and understanding of participatory planning techniques
• Experienced in use of crisis intervention techniques
• Familiar with managed care practices and medical necessity criteria
• Experienced in use of empowerment and self advocacy techniques
• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, and other resources
• Knowledge of available community resources and alternative levels of care
• Knowledge and use of different communication styles
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Sensitivity to and understanding of cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues
• Knowledge and understanding of Code of Ethics
• Proven ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity
• Experience in providing staff supervision

Benefits

Comprehensive and Generous Benefits Package Includes:

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):15 days of Vacation per year11 Paid Holidays10 Sick Days per year3 Personal Days per year
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

Pay

USD $78,480.00 - USD $78,480.00 /Yr.