Mental Health Clinician - LADC

Join a team of addiction professionals, who are dedicated to providing high-quality, person-centered care. As part of the Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) at The University of Vermont Medical Center, you’ll have the ability to make a measurable difference in the lives of people and do so in academic environment that blends frontline clinical care with research, education and professional development.

The Mental Health Clinician - LADC is an integral part ATC's multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, psychiatrists, nurses and peers. Together, we provide a range of evidence-based outpatient services to people with primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, including individual counseling, intensive group-based therapy, psychiatric assessment, and medication management.

The main responsibilities of the Mental Health Clinician - LADC include but are not limited to:

• Evaluating new patients and diagnosing substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders in accordance with the DSM and ICD
• Assessing for appropriate level of care using ASAM criteria
• Providing direct patient care, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy and co-facilitating an intensive outpatient program
• Consulting with primary care and other referring providers in the community
• Presenting cases at weekly clinical rounds
• Coordinating clinical services with other internal and external providers, including the ED, crisis, inpatient medicine and psychiatry, outpatient counselors, primary care providers, and peer support services
• Formulating the plan of care, updating the plan as needed, and coordinating treatment for the patient while in the program
• Continued care and discharge planning, including scheduling appointments with addiction, mental health, medical and peer support providers to support individuals in maintaining long-term sobriety
• Timely and accurate documentation

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health or related field required
• Active Drug and Alcohol Counselor License (LADC) in the State of Vermont or ability to acquire licensure within one year required
• Active additional licensure as either a clinical social worker, clinical mental health counselor or marriage and family therapist in the State of Vermont strongly preferred
• Training or certification may be required in a specific area: case management, group therapy, cognitive therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

• At least 3 years direct clinical experience post-licensure providing individual, family and group psychotherapy
• Experience with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and complex diagnostic presentations
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with psychotropic medications and their role in treatment
• Training and experience in CBT/DBT approaches to mental health symptom reduction or alleviation
• Experience working with individuals at different stages of change and training in motivational interviewing
• Training in acute crisis intervention
• Training in suicide risk assessment and symptom reduction