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Why This Role is Important to Us:

The CCA Sr Clinician Behavioral Health Community Crisis Stabilization provides direct services and variedadministrative supports at the CCS S/he will carry a small case load based on daily census and will supervise the Mental Health Workers in providing direct care including admission, treatment planning, running groups, case management, and discharge. S/he ensures safety of all clients through provision of as needed 1:1 supervision, and proactively addressing escalating behaviors

Supervision Exercised: None

What You'll Be Doing:

• Works with the CCS Nurse Manager (who may be employed by a partner organization) to provide clinical oversight to CCS Mental Health Workers in how they conduct and document admissions, treatment plans, client daily documentation, and discharge summaries.

• Ensure that the unit follows the daily schedule of program activities, client meetings, and groups. Oversight of therapeutic groups as leader, co-leader, and observer.

• Ensure that individualized treatment needs are addressed.

• Review of crisis unit's group program on an ongoing basis and implement changes to program as considered appropriate.

• Assist by providing instructions and support for member's admitted with complicated aftercare needs.

• Maintains effective working relationships with DMH, ESP's, local community resources, and treatment/rehabilitation programs throughout the Greater Boston community.

• Participate in daily rounds with multidisciplinary team and organizes follow up of identified issues for the unit and for the individual clients.

• Ensure that weekend covering staff are trained in daily workflows in processes in collaboration with supervisor of acute services.

• Ensures that safety protocols are routinely reviewed and followed consistently by all staff (such as emergency systems; identification and remedy of facility safety hazards; security systems; lock up of sharps and any potential toxins; hazardous waste management; checks protocols, checking vitals protocols, etc).

• Performs all other duties and projects as assigned by supervisor.

• Clinical oversight of Mental Health Workers in program activities, Master's level students, and covering CSC clinician staff

• Provide clinical care to members via telehealth technologies (video, chat, etc.) for a clinically appropriate clinical care and care management services.

Working Conditions :

• Must be willing to work in a non-locked behavioral health setting;

• Periodic need to travel to meetings at other sites.

• Valid Drivers License

What We're Looking For:

Qualification:

• Master's Degree required

• LCSW,LICSW or LMHC license in MA

• 2-5 years acute care management experience

• Minimally 2 years' experience working in an acute mental health setting with experience with individuals with addiction.

• LICSW/LMHC in the relevant jurisdiction for the job duties

• Demonstrated skills in working as an effective team player in a fast-paced unit.

• Demonstrated supervisory experience and familiarity with a range of behavioral health systems complexity including but not limited to continuum of care and resources

• Excellent writing, computer, and verbal communication skills.

• Personal Characteristics:

• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a pressured situation and maintain clarity, focus, judgment, and compassion

• Ability to provide leadership

• Ability to identify problems and initiate solutions to problems

• Ability to work with people in crisis in a hopeful and compassionate manner and model this for others

• Ability to work independently

• Willing to learn and utilize telehealth technologies (video, chat, etc.), when appropriate, for a variety of clinical care and care management services.

• English required required, Bilingual preferred (Spanish)

Other Required:

• Standard office equipment

• Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. Employee must also be able to climb at least two flights of stairs.

EEO is The Law

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Please note employment with CCA is contingent upon acceptable professional references, a background check (including Mass CORI, employment, education, criminal check, and driving record, (if applicable)), an OIG Report and verification of a valid MA/RN license (if applicable). Commonwealth Care Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.