Clinician Contractor - Children's Services

Responsibilities

• Assess clients' mental health status, abilities, and ongoing service appropriateness.
• Assist clients in developing and implementing individual treatment plans; regularly review and modify plans, focusing on achieving goals.
• Obtain insurance authorization and complete re-authorizations promptly.
• Communicate clients' needs with emergency personnel and hospital staff.
• Conduct care coordination and communication activities based on needs identified in the treatment plan.

• Master's or doctoral degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychology or a related mental health field required.
• Clinical experience in a psychiatric or substance abuse setting preferred.
• Must be proficient with PCs and Microsoft Office Word & Outlook, able to perform concurrent documentation and navigate through electronic health record.

• Level: Experienced
• Location:
  
  Shoreline Children's Services, North Branford, CT 06471 - North Branford, CT 06471
• Position Type:
  Contractor
• Education Level: Graduate Degree
• Job Shift: Any
• Job Category:
  Health Care

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider applicants for this position without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status or uniformed service member status.