Clinician - Crisis Stablilization Unit (Lewiston)

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Clinician - Crisis Stablilization Unit (Lewiston)

Job Code: 13274

Location: Lewiston 04240

Department: Crisis Stabilization Adlt

FT/PT Status: Full Time

Summary:

As a full time salaried clinician, you will work with adults in a crisis stabilization setting. This is a unique opportunity to provide assessments and short term therapy to individuals experiencing behavioral crisis.

$5,000 sign-on bonus!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Completes timely comprehensive assessment of individuals admitted to the Crisis Stabilization Unit.
• Completes monthly Access on Duty assessments.
• Collaboratively develops treatment plans and monitors progress of goals.
• Responsible for care, coordinates with internal/external providers and naturals supports.
• Provides clinical supervision and training to CSU direct care staff.
• Creates and implements comprehensive discharge/aftercare plan for each individual.
• Provides necessary information/communication to meet all requirements needed for managed care authorization of services and 3 rd party insurance reimbursement.
• Ensures proper releases and service agreements are acquired.
• Ensure documentation is timely and reflects medical necessity.
• Provides coverage to the milieu as needed.
• Ability to transport clients.
  
  

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health program.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Independently licensed as an LCSW, LCPC or LMFT. Conditional licensure considered.
• Valid state driver's license.
  
  

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two years relevant experience preferred.
• Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues and the community and collaborates effectively within complex systems.
• Receives and understands professional feedback from supervisors
• Listens and responds to clients, family and colleagues in a sensitive and respectful manner.
• Recognizes signs of increasing clinical or situational risk and of escalating behavior and utilizes de-escalation and safety implementation techniques effectively.
• Recognizes variables underlying stressful situations, discerns methods to diffuse or contain them and quickly implements the most effective intervention.
• Provides crisis/risk assessments and develops/implements stabilization plans that are creative and specific to the persons served and their needs, and promotes health and growth with the goal of reintegration into the community.
• Manages multi-task situations and conflicting demands, copes with stressful situations, prioritizes projects and responsibilities and able to meet critical deadlines.
• Maintains current knowledge in present practice area, meets required hours of organization educational programs and utilizes clinical supervision as a learning experience.
• Demonstrates ability to work with diverse populations and accepts differences in perspective and values.
• Communicates ideas and opinions in a clear and constructive manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated competence in discipline.