Clinician, FFS-Geriatrics, Mixed Shifts, Worcester

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $29.71 - $53.49

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled

Hours:

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 0

Cost Center: 71000 - 0110 Geriatrics Services

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Joining UMass Memorial Health - Community Healthlink (CHL) makes you part of a team doing work that is often life changing for those we serve. We provide high-quality behavioral health care services to individuals, couples, and families that is fulfilling both professionally and personally. CHL has been a leader in central and north Worcester County for over four decades in providing care to those facing mental illness, homelessness and substance use and recovery.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Provides outpatient diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapeutic treatment services to children, adolescents, and adults in individual, family, couple, and group therapy; provides consultation and educational services to community groups and agencies in a manner which respects diversity.

• Provides direct clinical treatment to adults, children and adolescents as represented in the caseload through:
  • Diagnostic evaluations and screenings
  • Crisis/emergency assessment and intervention
  • Treatment planning and assessment
  • Individual, group, couple and family therapy
• Participates in interdisciplinary diagnostic treatment and planning conferences
• Consults with area schools, doctors, individuals, and other social service agencies, insurance providers and hospital networks regarding clients, client services and case management
• Maintains client records and administrative records consistent with Center policy
• Attends administrative staff meetings as required
• Attends in-service education, clinical supervision and professional meetings as required
• Participates in required trainings
• Performs other related job duties

Specialty Responsibilities

• Clinical Team (DD Outpatient):
  • Coordinate and develop treatment plans per Department of Developmental Disabilities ISP or IEP regulations as required
  • Provide therapy and/or crisis assessment and planning in the community as required by the DDS contract
• STEP:
  • Participates as a member of the STEP team consistent with the Coordinated Specialty Care model
• Second Offender Aftercare
  • Maintains documentation consistent with BSAS requirements
  • Uses identified procedures for the program to ensure random drug screening is completed consistent with BSAS requirements
  • Provides written reports to probation consistent with BSAS requirements
• Substance Abuse Outpatient
  • May need to transport clients in a personal vehicle
• Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities
  • Complies with established division and program policies, procedures, and objectives
  • Attends meetings, conferences, and trainings as required or directed
  • Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations
  • Complies with health and safety regulations and requirements
  • Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors; maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
  • Maintains confidentiality

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Required:

• Clinician III:
  Masters degree in a clinical course of study in behavioral health (social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, counseling or related field) that meet the academic requirements for independent licensure in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Requires licensure as LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or is actively working towards licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Clinician IV:
  Masters degree in a clinical course of study (social work, psychology, counseling or related field) and LICSW licensure or licensed Psychologist
• For Substance Abuse Outpatient:
  Must have a current valid US-issued driver’s license and a registered, inspected and insured automobile for work related purposes…