Respite Clinician

Riverside Community Care

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Respite Clinician

The Respite Clinician is primarily responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments inclusive of the use of standardized assessment tools for suicide risk brief crisis counseling individualized risk management/safety planning psychoeducation discharge planning and care coordination. The Respite Clinician develops and facilitates groups for site-based clients and may provide community-based support for Mobile Respite clients within community settings.

In this exciting role the Clinician will:

• provide direct clinical services to clients in the respite program (individual and group treatment family meetings treatment team meetings)
• complete clinical documentation (intakes treatment plans discharge summaries)
• complete concurrent reviews with insurance companies case management and discharge planning
• provide clinical guidance and consultation to Milieu counselors LPNs and Certified Peer Specialists/Recovery Coaches

The Respite Clinician is expected to have a sound understanding of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Mental illness substance use and co-occurring disorders and clinical interventions to appropriately support persons served.

Schedule: Full Time 40 hours

• Monday through Friday 8am - 4pm OR 9am - 5pm

Payrate:

• Unlicensed Clinician - $35.70/hourly
• Independent Licensure - $38.25/hourly

Why Youll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in peoples lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare numerous professional development opportunities and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive high-quality health dental and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure) personal and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters sporting and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiners fee

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Required Skills

• Excellent communication interpersonal and organizational skills required
• Intermediate computer fluency including Microsoft Office required
• Valid drivers license and regular access to a reliable vehicle

Required Experience

• Masters in Social Work Psychology or related field (clinical degree that provides a path to independent licensure)
  
• Experience running groups preferred
• Experience with substance use mental illness and co-occurring clients and treatment strategies preferred
• Clinical experience with adults and knowledge of the adult system of care
  

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race age color religion gender marital status sexual orientation military status national origin disability or any other characteristic as established by law.