Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Pediatrics), 40 hours, Days

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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.

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 16,000 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.

$5000.00 Sign-on bonus

Position Summary:

Provides assessment of patients/families and their adaptation to the patient's illness. Provides psychiatric evaluations for young children, adults and geriatric patients. Provides counseling as needed and ensures maximum patient participation in plans for discharge and recovery. Works with patients and their families, including treatment planning implementation, group and individual therapy, and coordinates community services and discharge planning. Works with financial concerns, insurance issues and applications for entitlement programs. Identifies system or discharge problems and develops discharge plans and presents options to patients.

II. Major Responsibilities:

Assigns the appropriate clinical level of care to each patient including outpatient, diversion programs, providing information and referrals to specialized intervention programs, including substance abuse detoxification and rehabilitation. Understand clinical levels of treatment.

Provides clinical service to patients and their families through individual, family or group work, such as biopsychosocial assessment, crises intervention, treatment planning and counseling relative to medical conditions.

Triages calls of patients with psychiatric emergencies, including suicide ideation and/or attempts, and determines which intervention is needed. Identifies clinical resources and makes referrals when necessary. Serves as referral source for patient, family members and agency staff.

Collaborates with physicians, care coordinators, discharge planners and other health care professionals to identify barriers to discharge or treatment and help resolve these issues with patients, families or external sources.

Advocates for patients and families as they negotiate the health care system so that effective care, treatment and planning may occur.

Documents all information obtained in evaluation, assessment, consultation, referral and disposition to comply with regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring best possible patient outcome.

Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.

Attends variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed.

Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations.

Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions unless noted otherwise.

III. Position Qualifications:

Master's degree in Social Work or equivalent. One to three years experience in Mental Health or Social Work required. Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensure required. Demonstrated ability in psychosocial assessment, knowledge of community resources, crisis intervention skills, ability in discharge planning and ability to work with a multidisciplinary team. Excellent written and communication skills. Basic computer skills desired.

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.

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.

We're 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 talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.