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Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

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This 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 leading-edge 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 20000 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. Works a specific number of hours per week which is comprised of clinical hours (billable activity) administrative time (treatment notes meetings supervision etc.) education and training and program operations. Attendance at staff meetings supervisions and the Quarterly All Staff meeting is required.
2. Salaried staff are expected to meet productivity benchmarks and to also contribute to program development; represent the program/hospital at internal and external meetings; help to coordinate certain specialized groups programs or activities; and to develop new clinical or didactic skills to enhance treatment or increase staff knowledge.
3. Electronic Medical Record will remain up-to-date complete professionally written and in compliance with regulatory agencies.
4. Contribute to the creation of a professional treatment setting by always showing respect for clients co-workers the institution and being part of developing an atmosphere without gossip and prejudice.
5. Continually seek out information and develop professional skills to work with a broad range of disorders and expand and share knowledge of resources.
6. Each staff member will share responsibility to ensure that program needs are met. This includes working on-site at least one evening per week and having a presence in the office during assigned hours. This may include covering groups/clients when another clinician is out and handling clients who walk-in for treatment.
7. The Director approves all changes in staff schedules; including work done at home and adjusting schedules to meet client needs.
8. Only assignments assessed to be well beyond the normal responsibilities of a staff person within the scheduled work-week may result in the specific reduction of total available time which will in turn reduce productivity obligations for that individual during that period. Productivity time is earned only through billable clinical service hours.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required 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 to creating 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 required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Graduation and training from an accredited graduate program (MA/MSW) and is licensed eligible.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. 2 years of experience working with children adolescents and families in variety of mental health disorders in a clinical setting.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required 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.

Department-specific 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:

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:
1. Stand - 1/3 to 2/3
2. Walk - 1/3
3. Sit - 1/3 to 2/3
4. Talk or hear - 2/3
5. Uses hands to finger handle or feel - 1/3
6. Push/pull - 1/3
7. Stoop kneel crouch or crawl - 1/3
8. Reach with hands and arms - 1/3

This job requires that weight be lifted or force be exerted:
1. Up to 10 pounds - 1/3
2. Up to 25 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:
1. Outdoor weather conditions - 1/3

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.

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