Pediatric Clinician - Milford

The Village was one of the first agencies in the country toprovide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission  to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children  by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for six consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equityand inclusion practices, you can be sure you’re joining an organization that’s just as committed to your success as we are tothose we serve.

Starting annual salary $70,000 commensurate with experience

This unique position offers

• an exciting opportunity to work in a pediatric office with avariety of medical providers
• work with both behavioral and medical health concerns
• The Village invests in you - we provide the training

INTEGRATED PRIMARY/BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE AT THE VILLAGE

Pediatric Integrated Care Clinicians work collaboratively with primary care pediatricians, family medicine physicians and medicalspecialists to provide comprehensive, person-centered care. As partof a multi-disciplinary team, you will work in cutting edge,integrated medical settings and serve as the behavioral healthresource for the group. Services include consultations with medical staff, direct interventions with clients and families, targetedassessments, coordination with other specialty providers, andpsychoeducational services, as needed.

Previous experience in thisspecialty is not required;
The Village will provide training and supervision to assist you in developing these skills.

CANDLEWOOD VALLEY PEDIATRICS:

Our practice is committed to providing quality, family-oriented carein a friendly and compassionate environment. We believe each child wesee is unique and deserves individualized care and respect. We are ateam that is dedicated to going beyond what is expected to enhance your family's well-being.

Previous experience in this specialty is not required;
The Village will provide training and supervision to assist you in developing these skills.

JOB SUMMARY
:

Provides clinical services to clients in integrated,medical/behavioral primary care practice(s);
Collaborates and coordinates care with primary care providers, care coordinators, andboth medical and behavioral specialty providers;
Provides clinical and administrative supervision to staff and interns, when assigned;

Participates in Quality Assurance and Utilization Review for the organization and the practices, as requested;
Serves as a member of amultidisciplinary clinical team

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• The Licensed Clinician will be participating in bi-directional physical and mental health screening procedures
• Coordinating care through electronic record sharing, brief consultations, focused interventions, assessing and addressing families’ health-related social needs, and referrals to specialty medical and behavioral health services
• Improving overall health outcomes by insuring integrated attention to all health needs
• Serving as behavioral health resource to primary care staff
• Provides behavioral health training, formal and casual, to primary care staff
• Providing parent/patient education, resources and support
• Collaborating with Care Coordinators to insure access to community resources
• Providing evidence-based care to a caseload of both integrated care and specialty behavioral health clients, as needed
• Utilizing primary care-focused intervention model, including brief assessments and other non-traditional interventions appropriate fora primary care setting
• The Licensed Clinician will be assisting with data collection…