Job Description
Job Description
$3,000 Sign-On Bonus for Independently Licensed Clinicians.
About Us
We're more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders. We're a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch. SSTAR is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which affords our employees eligibility to apply for one of our three Loan Repayment Programs.
SSTAR's clinical team provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services in a safe and welcoming environment! The clinician provides individual, group, and family counseling to people affected by addiction and or/mental illness. The licensed clinician may also have opportunities to provide clinical supervision to other team members.
Benefits
- 403B
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance through Massachusetts PFML
- Employee discounts, cell phone, eyewear etc.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities to earn CEU's
- Voluntary Benefits including but not limited to, Disability, Life, Critical Illness, Accident and Disability Insurances
Clinician Duties & Responsibilities
- Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position.
- Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations.
- Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to clients - including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes, daily groups, group note completion and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments.
- Responsible for each assigned clients' medical records.
- Provide direct care to the clients. This care will include, but not limited to, individual counseling, group facilitation, lectures, orientation for new patients, discharge & aftercare planning, and case management of clients assigned.
- Responsible for linking clients with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the client and with access to outpatient services when appropriate.
- Attend all unit meetings and case conferences as directed by the Executive Director.
- Responsible for continued education in the field of substance abuse and related courses.
- Communicate with referring agencies and other entities on behalf of the client.
- Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of clients as defined by the client's rights.
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director and/or Executive Director.
Clinician Qualifications
- Master's Degree in social work, counseling, or a related discipline.
- LICSW, LMHC, LADC1.
- Massachusetts license in appropriate discipline.
Clinician Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
- Diagnostic skills and case management ability
- Promote and enhance one's knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction
- Interagency collaboration
- Ability to facilitate a group/lecture
- Ability to set limits and enforce rules
- An understanding of boundaries and ethics
- Intermediate computer skills
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