Graduate Clinician Orientee

Northern Light Acadia Hospital

Department:
Psychiatric Unit - Pediatric

Position is located:
Acadia

Work Type:
Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40 Hours

Work Schedule:

Variable

Summary:

This is an excellent position for those awaiting clinical licensure but want to start working in a clinical position. Graduate Orientee will transition into a Clinician position once obtaining professional licensure. This position is on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit where there is an opportunity for daily clinical growth and learning as well as direct therapeutic treatment of patients with a wide variety of presentations.

The Graduate orientee Clinician is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team and works under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor. The Graduate Orientee will transition into a Clinician position once obtaining professional licensure. The Graduate Orientee is responsible for the delivery of direct care to patients, individually or in groups across the life span. The Graduate Orientee functions as a clinical leader, therapist, educator, advocate, and liaison to the community and treatment team, discharge planner and case manager.

Further, the Graduate Orientee participates in program development, quality assurance and the maintenance of the therapeutic environment in the facility as well as utilizing critical thinking skills to complete psychosocial assessments, mental status exams, case formulations, and the evaluation and implementation of treatment plans.

Responsibilities:

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications.

The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.

Other Information:

Competencies and Skills

* Promotes Health and Safety:
Promotes a healthy and safe environment for patients, employees and visitors. Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues.

* Serves Others:
Strives to understand, meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers which may include the people and communities in our service areas. Develops and maintains relationships, alliances and coalitions within and outside the organization and leverages them in order to obtain information, support, and…