Clinician Geriatrics 375 Worcester Community Healthlink
Clinician Geriatrics 375 Worcester Community Healthlink
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Job Description
Exemption Status:
ExemptSchedule Details:
Monday through FridayScheduled Hours:
9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.Shift:
1 Day Shift 7.5 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
37.5Cost Center:
Geriatrics ServicesUnion:
SEIU Local 509 Community Health LinkThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Conducts eligibility screenings and comprehensive intake and follow up assessments to assess eligibility gather clinical information and inform treatment planning.
2. Conducts client evaluations including biopsychosocial assessment diagnostic formulation and initial treatment plan recommendations.
3. Meets with clients to provide individual counseling and assist clients in attaining treatment goals.
4. Writes treatment plans including clients strengths with behaviorally based goals and objectives. Documents service delivery in accordance with department standards and progress of goals and objectives in progress clients to resources with and outside CHL
5. Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and case discussions. Recognize and seek consultation as needed. Develop a training plan to enhance professional growth.
6. Participates in utilization management employs Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards and assists as needed in reaccreditation processes.
7. Builds working relationships with agencies and organizations in support of clients recovery to facilitate referrals and care coordination.
8. Works closely with MMAT clinical team (Recovery Coach Nurse and Psychiatrist) to coordinate client services.
Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes tocreating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
Grade C12 Clinician III: Masters degree in a clinical course of study in behavioral health (social work psychology marriage and family therapy counseling or related field) that meet the academic requirementsfor independent licensure in psychology social work marriage and family therapy or mental health counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Requires licensure as LMHC LCSW LMFT or is actively working towards licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Grade C16 Clinician IV: Masters degree in a clinical course of study (social work psychology counseling or related field) and LICSW licensure or licensed Psychologist.
Preferred:
1. Bilingual preferred.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Ability to perform diagnostic and risk assessments using current accepted tools and practices to determine appropriate level of care.
2. Ability to develop and implement treatment plans which are behaviorally oriented measurable and appropriate for the identified level of care.
3. Ability and interest to learn and implement evidencebased models of treatment for opioid addiction.
Preferred:
1.A minimum of one year of experience in behavioral health or addiction is preferred.
2. Clinical expertise specific to adults with substance use conditions and cooccurring severe and persistent mental illness with an ability to engage clients effectively and work with other professionals and organizations.
Unless certification licensure or registration is an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Departmentspecific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in patient care and office environments.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Employment Type
Full-Time
