Clinical Therapist

Job Summary

VitalCore Health Strategies is seeking Clinical Therapists for Full-Time Days within the Massachusetts Department of Correction. The home site for this position is located at the Massachusetts Treatment Center (MTC) in Bridgewater, MA. Openings include both full-time clinical therapist roles solely onsite at MTC and roles based out of MTC with travel to either the Northern or Southern sites.

Benefits Package

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus

Essential Functions

• In collaboration with the patient, develop, monitor, and, when clinically indicated, modify individualized treatment plans to reflect therapeutic needs/goals.
• Instruct others in the implementation of therapeutic and behavioral interventions and procedures.
• Display excellent listening and verbal communication and clinical writing skills.
• Deliver sex offender and related treatment to individuals and groups as assigned, in accordance with established performance standards.
• Document services provided in the health record in accordance with established formats, standards, and timeframes.
• Serve as clinical therapist to assigned patients, with frequency and amount of direct contact consistent with established performance standards.
• Review and integrate assessment information to write and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Cook up referrals of patients to appropriate treatment groups and activities.
• Refer patients to psychiatric services as clinically indicated.
• Meet regularly to monitor and review ongoing treatment or other needs.
• Provide training and consultation to treatment and security staff on clinical methods and procedures.
• Administer tests and assessments within the scope of licensure, certification, and training, as assigned.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case conferences, case presentations, staff development meetings, and training activities, as scheduled.
• Provide clinical support and back up to other clinical staff as needed.
• Work cooperatively in weekly individual supervision with Clinical Team Leader for clinical and administrative supervision.
• Perform administrative duties including documentation of work hours, correspondence, and coordination with other clinical and facility staff, etc.
• Maintain professional growth, staying current with skills and knowledge and transferring knowledge to other staff.
• Establish rapport and maintain objectivity and maintain appropriate personal boundaries.
• Be familiar with diagnostic nomenclature.
• Maintain strong and positive working relationships with team members.

Minimum Requirements

• Must have, or be eligible for, independent licensure as an LICSW or an LMHC in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Must have successfully completed a Master's degree program.
• Prior clinical experience working with sexual offenders and an understanding of the dynamics of sexual deviance, is preferred.
• Familiarity with relevant research literature, clinical assessments, procedures, and methods, particularly those designed for sexual offenders, is preferred.