Clinician Community Behavioral Health Center CBHC

All days and shifts available!

$56K for Master's Level or LCSW

$63K for LICSW/LMHC

$68K for Independently Licensed for 3+ years!

General Description

Provide mental health/substance abuse treatment at the Pittsfield Based Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC).

Essential Job Functions

• Complete diagnostic mental health/substance abuse assessment and provide treatment.
• Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork 24 hours after a session.
• Plan and implement treatment collaboratively, including completing all paperwork collaboratively with full live participation of the client.
• Coordinate treatment components and communicate with all collateral agents.
• Provide treatment within guidelines established by the Brien Center. Treatment is goal-focused with a clearly defined end. Clients requiring long-term care will be referred to a CBHC clinical extender, for example, a Care Navigator. Treatment is either Urgent care with a clearly defined end or Routine Care with goals that are reviewed quarterly.
• Provide consultation to community agencies on mental health/substance abuse issues upon request.
• CBHC is required to provide 24-48 hour access to care. Clinicians are required to participate in centralized scheduling.
• Interventions and treatment are evidence-based approaches from the approved list of treatment modalities.
• Treatment provided is both routine and urgent care. Length of treatment in routine care is reviewed by the Utilization Review Committee.
• Treatment is provided by a team of providers; the clinician takes a leadership role in team planning and coordinates care with the CBHC Team.
• Treatment is delivered either in person or via Telehealth based on clinical need and client choice.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork in a timely manner.
• Participate in regularly scheduled supervision.
• Attend required meetings and agency trainings.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other clinical concentration required.
• LCSW, LICSW, LMHC required within 6 months of eligibility date.
• Diagnostic and treatment knowledge and skill.
• Extensive knowledge of the dynamics of mental health/substance abuse treatment, intervention, and education.
• Experience in providing individual and group mental health/substance abuse and family counseling.

Skills

• Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent oral and presentation skills.
• Leadership talent and the ability to delegate effectively.
• Proficient knowledge of computers.

Other Requirements

• Able to pass a CORI and RMV check.
• Support and maintain the principles and policies of the agency.
• Flexibly respond to program scheduling needs.
• Communicate a sense of hopefulness and respect for consumer rights.
• Encourage independence.
• Represent the agency in a professional manner in all community contacts.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the agency’s mission and community mental health principles.

Working Conditions

• Works in office; temperature regulated.
• Facilitate groups in other community locations.
• Schedule may include evening and weekend hours.

Physical Conditions

• Manual and visual dexterity; correctable.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.