What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crisis Clinician -Weekend hours available position at Advocates?
Overview
Starting rate $60,000
Advocates is seeking compassionate, well-rounded professionals to offer clinical support to individuals and families in crisis.
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.
The Crisis Clinician will provide comprehensive community-based emergency mental health and substance abuse services to individuals and families in crisis.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Minimum Education Required
Master's Degree
Responsibilities
- Ensure an environment that promotes safety, recovery, and treatment.
- Provide psychiatric and substance abuse evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in community, clinic, and hospital settings.
- Provide crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
- Maintain linkages with specific community services by providing documented case consultations and problem resolution. Offer suggestive recommendations to clients regarding service options.
- Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
- Maintain necessary documentation and records.
- Actively participate in supervision and staff meetings.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a related counseling field, and at least two years' experience with target population (inpatient, outpatient, residential acceptable).
- Must hold a valid driver's license, have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport clients.
- Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
- Must possess excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills. Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
- Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and commitment to clients.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the independent successes of all staff members.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective documentation.
- Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
At Advocates, the health and safety of the people in our care, our employees, and the broader community is our top priority. Effective October 18, 2021, Advocates will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e. both doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson.)
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, partnered status, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.
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Job Locations US-MA-Lowell
Minimum Education Required Master's Degree
Job ID 2023-8759
Type Regular Full-Time
Number of Hours Per Week 40
Starting rate $60,000
Advocates is seeking compassionate, well-rounded professionals to offer clinical support to individuals and families in crisis.
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.
The Crisis Clinician will provide comprehensive community-based emergency mental health and substance abuse services to individuals and families in crisis.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Minimum Education Required
Master's Degree
Responsibilities
- Ensure an environment that promotes safety, recovery, and treatment.
- Provide psychiatric and substance abuse evaluation of individuals and families in crisis in community, clinic, and hospital settings.
- Provide crisis intervention services including crisis case management and short-term crisis counseling as follow-up from initial evaluation.
- Maintain linkages with specific community services by providing documented case consultations and problem resolution. Offer suggestive recommendations to clients regarding service options.
- Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of managed care and health insurance systems; provide other clinicians with managed care information and resources pertinent to the crises being managed.
- Maintain necessary documentation and records.
- Actively participate in supervision and staff meetings.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a related counseling field, and at least two years' experience with target population (inpatient, outpatient, residential acceptable).
- Must hold a valid driver's license, have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport clients.
- Must have working knowledge of current version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
- Must possess excellent intake, interviewing and assessment skills. Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
- Superb interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and commitment to clients.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that is benefitted by the independent successes of all staff members.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop effective documentation.
- Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
At Advocates, the health and safety of the people in our care, our employees, and the broader community is our top priority. Effective October 18, 2021, Advocates will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e. both doses of Pfizer or Moderna, or a single dose of Johnson & Johnson.)
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, partnered status, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.
Apply Now! (https://careers-advocatesinc.icims.com/jobs/8759/crisis-clinician--weekend-hours-available/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in_iframe=1&hashed=-336180790)
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Job Locations US-MA-Lowell
Minimum Education Required Master's Degree
Job ID 2023-8759
Type Regular Full-Time
Number of Hours Per Week 40
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