Licensed Mental Health Clinician

About the role

The Licensed Mental Health Clinician provides mental assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention to court placed youth in a secure setting at the Sununu Youth Service Center. We are offering a $7,500 sign-on/retention bonus for this position.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessments of patients and families including abilities, aptitudes, interests and motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries or disabilities and substance abuse/dependencies.
• Evaluates, diagnoses, and provides treatment for patients within areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.
• Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients utilizing the most appropriate types of psychotherapy (behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples, group, counseling and/or supportive cognitive therapy).
• Observes, describes, diagnoses, evaluates, treats, consults, interprets, and modifies human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients who suffer from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.
• Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.
• Documents appropriate objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling or Addictions Counseling from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.
• Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.
• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in NH and VT.

Pay

This is a full-time, 40-hour/week benefited position with a choice of the following schedules:

• Sunday through Thursday (12 pm - 10 pm; some flexibility in schedule)
• Tuesday through Saturday (12 pm - 10 pm; some flexibility in schedule)
• Four 10-hour shifts, Sunday through Wednesday; Wednesday through Saturday

Benefits

More information about our benefits can be found here.