Licensed Mental Health Clinician

About the role

The Licensed Mental Health Clinician provides mental assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention at a trauma-informed treatment facility for court placed youth in a secure setting, located at the Sununu Youth Service Center.

Schedule

This is a full-time, 40-hour/week benefited position with a choice of the following schedules. The hiring manager can speak further about these during the interview:

• 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
• Four 10-hour shifts, Wednesday through Saturday

Responsibilities

• Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families including but not limited to 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 (i.e., 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

• Master's 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

$7,500 sign-on/retention bonus available for external hires only (certain conditions apply).