Clinician - ACCS

Bay Cove Human Services' mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply.

Job Summary:

As a member of the multidisciplinary ACCS Integrated Team, the Clinician carries a caseload and provides direct intervention with Persons served to conduct comprehensive assessments, treatment plans, and clinical interventions, as well as providing modeling and supervision to assigned Program Managers and Engagement Partners regarding the implementation of interventions. The Clinical Supervisor contributes to Bay Cove's mission by partnering with Persons to work towards personal goals in order to achieve greater independence and improved quality of life.

This is an exempt position and can include some supervisory responsibilities as assigned from Team Director.

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Perform as the Primary Clinician as assigned by the ACCS Integrated Team Director for a caseload not to exceed 28 Persons
• Identify engagement strategies considering the Person's situation and preferences, and review and revise engagement strategies as necessary
• Responsible for each assigned person's clinical assessments and treatment plans
• Be knowledgeable about the incorporation of evidence based practices and philosophies into engagement strategies, treatment planning and the selection of interventions based on each Persons' assessed readiness and expressed interest in order to support long-term recovery. These practices include but are not limited to; Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT), Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Seeking Safety and Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM)
• Utilize recovery-oriented language and principles in all communication and interactions with Persons, colleagues, and collaterals
• Develop safety plans for the Person and clinical risk response plans as indicated for the members of the Person's Engagement Team
• May be responsible for providing supervision to assigned Engagement Partners including hiring, training, progressive disciplinary action, and evaluation
• Collaborate with Care Coordination Entities and other providers to ensure access to appropriate medical, clinical, self-help, and peer modalities during times of crisis, care transitions, other life transitions and changes in health status.
• Complete all assigned documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, service notes, incident reports in a thorough and timely manner.
• Contribute to the overall functioning of the Integrated Team by sharing in the administrative responsibilities and on-call coverage on a rotating basis as assigned.
• Provide crisis assessment, prevention, and needed intervention during the work day and while on-call on nights and weekends as scheduled.
• And other duties as assigned by Integrated Team Director etc.

Requirements for the Position:

• License eligible MSW or MHC graduates
  
  
  
  • LCSW candidates must pass the exam within 6 months
  • LMHC candidates must pass the exam within 2 years from starting - clinical supervision is provided
  
  
  
  
• Strong commitment to the right of each Person with mental health challenges to live in community residences, to work in market jobs, and to have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous support and services of their own choosing.
• Flexibility in work schedule on an as needed basis
• Professional writing and verbal communications skills.
• High degree of personal organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
• MAP, CPR, and First Aid certifications required within 3 months of hire, all provided through Bay Cove
• Use of personal cellular telephone for work communication.
• Valid driver's license preferred.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply, pay differential offered for candidates with fluency in certain essential languages.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM

• Dorchester, Boston, MA, USA