Behavior Health Urgent Care Clinician

Overview

As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, CNS Healthcare's mission is to serve the people of our communities. We are seeking candidates who want to join our impact-driven organization and who share our passion for advancing integrated mental and physical healthcare and eliminating stigma by providing services to those affected by mental illness, substance use, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and emotional disorders.

The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinician focuses on crisis evaluation and guiding individuals to effective, non-emergency care solutions. The Clinician will use advanced clinical knowledge, communication skills, and collaborative approaches to assist individuals and families experiencing behavioral health crises.

Compensation Range:

The starting pay for this position is $57,600 - $74,400 for limited licensed candidates, and $61,850 - $80,150 annual salary for fully licensed candidates and is based on non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

As a member of our team, you will have an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our community and the lives of the individuals that we serve. CNS Healthcare provides a robust total rewards program to support our team members and their loved ones. We’ve shared some highlights below, but you can visit the benefits guide posted on our careers page to learn more!

• Comprehensive medical insurance options
• Employer-paid benefits including dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
• Retirement program with generous company default contribution and match
• Generous PTO program starting at 23 days annually
• 16 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Student loan forgiveness eligibility, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), HRSA, and more

• Be present in the clinic each day.
• Utilize formal and informal assessment practices in order to respond to crisis, needs, desires and interests of the individual/family.
• Perform triage to determine if the individual requires a higher level of care.
• Ensure that the individual’s needs are identified and initially met through innovative and clinically effective methods.
• Complete any needed paperwork accurately and thoroughly prior to individual receiving other services at CNS Healthcare same day.
• Assist with behavioral de-escalation when necessary.
• Complete intake assessments as needed.
• Support individuals in identifying changes in behavior, attitude, feelings, and thoughts that may lead to relapse. Collaborate on building a relapse prevention and crisis plan with the help of personal, community, and provider resources. Ensure crisis plans are clear and easy to follow.
• Use motivational interviewing strategies to engage and provide service to individuals.
• Utilize a trauma-informed approach to deliver services.
• Complete all required documentation and assessments completely, accurately, and in accordance with CNS Healthcare policy.
• Complete Intake meet and greets.
• Act as clinical point of contact for Customer Care Team including receiving phone calls forwarded from CCT.
• Meet direct service productivity and documentation standards per agency and program expectations.
• Ensure that the CNS Healthcare standards of service are applied to interactions with individuals served, guests, and staff.
• Participate in and promote departmental and agency quality improvement initiatives.
• Assume responsibility for professional growth by current reading and attendance at educational programs and conferences.
• Maintain compliance with quality care initiatives including Meaningful Use (MU), Medicare Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy
• State licensure:
  Limited-Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LLMSW), Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW), Limited-Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Limited-Licensed…