Clinician - Crisis Residential Unit (Rockport) Job Code:12755 Location:Rockport 04856 Department:Crisis Stabilization Adlt FT/PT Status:Full Time Summary: Sweetser is searching for a Clinician to work at their Crisis Stabilization Unit in Rockport. This full-time position based in Rockport serves adults in a crisis stabilization setting. The desired candidate would provide short term therapy to individuals experiencing behavioral crisis. Schedule is Monday through Friday, no on-call and holidays and weekends off! **$10,000 Sign-on Bonus!** **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** Completes timely comprehensive assessment of individuals admitted to the Crisis Stabilization Unit. + Collaboratively develops treatment plans and monitors progress of goals. + Responsible for care coordinates care with internal/external providers and naturals supports. + Provides clinical supervision and training to CSU direct care staff. + Creates and implements comprehensive discharge/aftercare plan for each individual. + Provides necessary information/communication to meet all requirements needed for managed care authorization of services and 3 rd party insurance reimbursement. + Ensures proper releases and service agreements are acquired. + Ensure documentation is timely and reflects medical necessity. + Provides coverage to the milieu as needed. **EDUCATION:** + Master's degree in either social work, psychology, clinical counseling or other comparable mental health program. **REQUIREMENTS:** + Independently or conditionally licensed. (LMSW-CC, LCSW, LCPC, LCPC-C, or LMFT). + Valid state driver's license. + Must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently. **EXPERIENCE:** + Minimum of two years relevant experience preferred. + Person with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply. **KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:** + Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues and the community and collaborates effectively within complex systems. + Receives and understands professional feedback from supervisors and colleagues and implements supervisory suggestions for performance improvement. + Listens and responds to clients, family and colleagues in a sensitive and respectful manner. + Recognizes signs of increasing clinical or situational risk and of escalating behavior and utilizes de-escalation and safety implementation techniques effectively. + Recognizes variables underlying stressful situations, discerns methods to diffuse or contain them and quickly implements the most effective intervention. + Provides crisis/risk assessments and develops/implements stabilization plans that are creative and specific to the persons served and their needs and promotes health and growth with the goal of reintegration into the community. + Manages multi-task situations and conflicting demands, copes with stressful situations, prioritizes projects and responsibilities, and meets critical deadlines. + Maintains current knowledge in present practice area, i.e. attendance at required hours of organization educational programs and utilizes clinical supervision as a learning experience. + Demonstrates ability to work with diverse populations and accepts differences in perspective and values. + Communicates ideas and opinions in a clear and constructive manner, both verbally and in writing. + Demonstrated competence in discipline.