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JOB TITLE: APRN

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time; 40 hours/week

SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Adult Outpatient, Manchester CT

PC#: 1185

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

The Adult Outpatient services provide psychiatric & substance abuse diagnostic evaluation and treatment. Services include assessment, consultation, individual, couples, group, family treatment and medication evaluation and monitoring.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides administration of medications as indicated in agency policies and procedures under the direction and supervision of the agency MD.

Direct Treatment Services:

• Provides treatment services consistent with those authorized by payors and agency clinical standards and guidelines.
• Provide direct clinical services to clients, which may include; psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, ongoing treatment as well as crisis planning and response.
• Maintain positive working relationships with community health organizations and outside medical services to ensure coordination of client care.
• Provide training and consultation to staff as indicated.
• Develop programs and psycho-educational interventions for clients across the agency on issues such as wellness, side effects, health, etc.
• Participates in case conferences/consultations, as required, and in team meetings and training as needed.
• Makes comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments of client and develops focus of treatment.
• Makes clinically appropriate, focused, goal-oriented treatment plans and reviews as required by agency guidelines.
• Provides individual, group and/or family therapy as appropriate.
• Assesses level of care needs/changes and follows up with and/or makes referrals to appropriate type of treatment and length of treatment.
• Provides brief treatment for clients who do not have a major mental illness.
• For the client who has a serious and pervasive mental illness, provides acute treatment services when indicated and ongoing supportive, less intensive treatment to facilitate continuous stability.
• Makes risk assessments and follows through as clinically indicated in client crisis.
• Demonstrates competency in age-related or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served.

 Indirect/Administrative Services/Tasks:

• Makes collateral contacts with clients’ natural support network; with other team members in-house; with other professionals/providers/agencies and in-patient treatment settings.
• Collaborates with the team to arrange for admission to other levels of care or referrals to other services.
• Completes all client record keeping conforming with agency policy and procedures (form, content, timeliness).
• Completes all necessary information to support transactions with insurance and managed care companies (written and telephone) comprehensively and in a timely manner.
• Completes any other required administrative record keeping or tasks relevant to the functioning of the agency/department/staff role per policy and procedures, or as assigned by supervisor or Program Director.
• As plan manager co-ordinates client’s treatment with other providers in and outside the agency and completes all referrals as needed.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical leadership role.
• Provides staff supervision when assigned.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to case management teams as assigned.
• Participation in agency/departmental committees as required.
• Takes responsibility for own professional growth and development within and outside of the agency. Participates in individual/group supervision, case conferences and any other training provided internally that is relevant to one’s role and work focus.
• Attends administrative, clinical and programmatic staff meetings.
• May perform other assignments and duties, as area needs required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: APRN

Experience: 5 years experience in adult or child mental health. Community mental health experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: CT APRN license.

WHY CHR:

• Voted Top Workplace 9 years in a row!
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• 403b Retirement Plan contributions
• Competitive insurance premiums
• Discounts on pet, auto, and home insurances as well!
• Education and licensure reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites!
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development program

• Career development
  • Internal career fairs- meet directly with a recruiter and discuss your career goals
  • Plenty of growth opportunities (we have over 80 programs state-wide!)
  • Free trainings, clinical supervision, and mentoring available at many programs

• Robust wellness program
• Annual wellness stipend
• 3 free confidential counseling sessions available 24/7 to employees and household dependents through an employee assistance program

• FREE premium subscription to the Calm app (meditations, music, sleep stories and more!) for you and up to 5 family members

• Virtual bring your pet to work lunches, free weekly yoga, employee appreciation events, and more!
• Ample opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard
• Thought-provoking and interactive learning opportunities for all staff focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the agency

• Employee-lead resource groups
• Leadership luncheons with our CEO
• Join any one of our agency committees!

• Stay informed with frequent updates
  • Weekly video messages directly from our CEO
  • Monthly newsletters
• And much, much more…!

*Many of the benefits listed above are available to all staff regardless of hours worked! Please note that some of the listed benefits may be subject to eligibility.

COMPENSATION*:

$121,356 /yr min to $169,898/yr max

*Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based on relevant experience, as well as, adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or sign-on incentives. (Please note, for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated based on hours worked)

CHR is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that respects differences and honors the experience of our diverse staff. We encourage women, members of ethnic minorities, LGBTQ individuals, people with (dis)abilities, and veterans to apply.

Take the first step to a meaningful career and apply to CHR today!