All days and shifts available!

$3000 sign-on bonus!

Licensure status drives rate!

General Description

To provide crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services across all service components.

Essential Job Functions

CLINICAL DUTIES/PATIENT CARE:

• Provide a complete diagnostic assessment to include risk assessment, differential diagnosis, and level of care recommendations.
• Provide specialized assessment and intervention.
• Manage crisis situations and other crises as assigned.
• Coordinate, collaborate and communicate with Brien Center colleagues, and other service organizations such as DMH, DSS, etc in the community.
• Provide clinical consultation and supportive services to patients in the clinics, hospital, schools or other places within Berkshire County.
• Provide case management and follow up services for patients evaluated by AMCI/YMCI.
• Obtain authorization, utilization review, and collaborate with insurance companies as needed and/ or appropriate.
• Make referrals to guide the admission process to hospital, respite, detox, and outpatient levels of care.
• Answer the phones and assist with triaging crisis calls and referrals.
• Treat patients and referral sources in a respectful and caring manner.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBLILITES:

• Maintain clear and legible client records and complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis.
• Attend staff meetings and agency trainings as scheduled.
• Attend provider meetings and case supervision with direct care/community providers as directed or assigned.
• Provide training to new employees as directed or assigned.
• Provide oversight to student interns as directed or assigned.
• Cover shifts as assigned.
• Participate in program development and CQI/QA projects.
• Participate in case supervision.

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow and adhere to the policies and procedures of the Acute Care Division and the Brien Center.
• Maintain ethical and professional standards.
• Represent the Brien Center in a professional manner in all community contacts.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Brien Center’s mission and community mental health principles.
• Flexibly respond to program needs.
• Work cooperatively with other staff and team members.

Qualifications

• PhD, MSW or Master’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling, other equivalent graduate clinical degree.
• LCSW, LICSW, LMHC required within 6 months of eligibility date
• 2-3 year’s clinical experience preferred.
• Must have valid drivers license.

Skills

• Excellent oral and presentation skills
• Leadership talent and ability to think quickly and determine and implement clinical decisions.
• Proficient knowledge of computers.
• Knowledge of DSM IV
• Knowledge of community resources.

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a variety of settings including but not limited to: office; hospital emergency departments; hospital psychiatric and medical floors; police stations; patient homes; community agencies; schools, etc.

Physical Conditions

• Manual & visual dexterity; correctable
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

INDRP