Job Type:

Full-Time; flexible hours with some weekends

Location:

Norton and Brockton offices

Pay Rate:

$65k to $75k

Sign On Bonus:

Yes

Job Level:

Entry level post-masters and experienced clinicians encouraged to apply

License:

LMHC, LCSW, LICSW (or eligible master's degree)

Program(s):

Emergency Services Program (ESP)

At Community Counseling of Bristol County (CCBC), we are building an amazing team of professionals who are changing the way mental health is treated in Southeastern Massachusetts. You can find us in schools, homes, the community, and our Taunton and Brockton offices empowering our clients with the latest evidence-based behavioral health treatments. We are a non-profit community mental health center serving over 50 communities in Massachusetts and growing! CCBC provides outpatient and urgent care services to adults and children overcoming depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse, and other conditions hindering personal fulfillment. If you are caring, dedicated, and ready to grow your career, we would love to hear from you!

Description of Position

Community Counseling of Bristol County’s Emergency Services Program (ESP) is looking for full-time master’s level clinicians with LMHC, LCSW, or LICSW licenses, or working towards licensure, to join us in providing emergent and urgent mental health care to persons suffering from behavioral health, and/or substance abuse crisis. As part or our multidisciplinary team of clinicians, psychiatric staff, and nurses, clinicians use a range of best clinical practices and treatment modalities to stabilize clients in the community to prevent hospitalization. Emergency services clinicians conduct assessments of adults and youth, determine level of care, and support our goal of treating crisis patients in the least restrictive environment possible. This role offers flexible hours with some weekend commitment.

As a mental health clinician at CCBC, you will receive unparalleled support and growth opportunities. Our clinicians receive licensed supervision, opportunities to advance their careers and earn CEUs, generous vacation time, and sign-on bonuses.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of youth and adults and provide a diagnosis foundation consistent with the DSM V and ICD-10 along specific recommendations
• Determine level of care based upon medical necessity criteria
• Navigate levels of care and insurance coverage to assist clients in gaining access to care
• Provide brief, solution-focused interventions, and reassess current level of need with clients waiting for higher level of care
• Assist with safety planning and post crisis evaluation over a seven-day intervention period and outside the evaluation and intervention periods
• Consult with supervisor and/or consulting psychiatrist about level of risk, disposition planning, and transfer to proper resources
• Attend community-based meetings in conjunction with youth, their families, and providers to aid with advocacy and addressing safety concerns
• Complete collateral contacts with an individual's providers
• Participate in regularly scheduled clinical supervision, staff meetings, staff development, and training curriculum

Requirements

• Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or closely related discipline
• Licensed LMHC, LCSW, or LICSW clinician, or on-track to obtain licensure
• Possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Comfortable in a fast-paced work environment handling clients in crisis

Preferred requirements

• Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems
• A year of experience working with youth and their families in a clinical role within a mobile delivery system

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Program Information

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  Emergency Psychiatry Services

  When a person is suffering the pain of acute psychiatric disorder or other traumatic life circumstance, immediate intervention can minimize distress and disruption... read more

Date posted: 5/31/2022