Flex Clinician - Blue Hills Recovery
Worcester, MA 01605
About the Job
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
This position requires both case management and group facilitation.
Our mission, here at Blue Hills Recovery Center, is to provide evidence-based, individualized treatment in a compassionate, caring, and comfortable environment. Our team believes in empowering each person who walks through our doors. Whether you have a substance use or mental health disorder, we truly believe that you can grow into the best version of yourself. We offer a Day Treatment Program, Intensive Outpatient, and additional Outpatient levels of care for substance use and mental health disorders. As a member of the Harmony Health family, we combine the staff-to-patient ratio of a small program with the clinical excellence of a larger one.
Benefits Offered:
- PTO
- Medical Benefits - variety of robust plans to select from
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Supplemental Ancillary Benefits
- 401(K)
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Assist with the supervision of patients' in their daily activities.
- Case Management Initial Assessment
- Daily progress notes
- Daily Department and Cross Departmental communication/Treatment team.
- Daily documentation and facilitating of assignment notes.
- Daily running, documentation and facilitating of an activity and its notes.
- Daily running, documentation and facilitating of group and its notes.
- Works with the therapists to ensure that Discharge planning and Instructions are completed throughout the patient’s treatment and are clear and complete.
- Assists and completes phone calls with patients and any communication with outside providers.
- Conducts assessments of the client's legal, vocational/educational, and basic life needs and facilitates a bridge between the client and community resources to resolve the client's needs or issues.
- Assistance in completing Coordination of Benefits documents.
- Facilitating, recording and completing Family Pre-assessments.
- Assisting and recording of possible discharges, transfers and AMAs (Leaving Against Medical Advice).
- Ensure the patient’s follow clinical schedule.
- Facilitating patient tours of the treatment facilities.
- Redirecting and reporting patient’s if rules are broken
- Seeks corrective criticism and has the ability to evaluate suggestions objectively.
- Maintains acceptable overall attendance.
- Promotes a favorable/positive work atmosphere.
- Attends in-services and educational training as necessary and as assigned.
- Seeks out learning experiences and incorporates new knowledge in practice.
- Maintains flexibility and adaptability to expected and unexpected changes in the work environment.
- Reports personal symptoms of suspected illness of contagious diseases to the Clinical Director.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Independently solve problems and follow through.
- Organize and function independently in an office environment.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
- Completes all competency assessments as required by the facility.
- Required to maintain certifications up to date including but not limited to: (CPR, Verbal De-Escalation, HIPAA, HIV/AIDS, Infection Control)
Education and Experience:
- Master’s level in Counseling or Social Work (preferred)
- Bachelor’s Degree (required)
- 2+ years of working with people with behavioral health needs (trauma, mental illness and/or substance abuse) Experience in providing services in the mental health or Substance Abuse community
- Experience working on a multidisciplinary team
- Tenacity and ability to think out of the box and work creatively to engage participants
- Knowledge of the criminal justice system and community resources
- Computer literate. Proficient in Microsoft Office application
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills