About this opportunity
Elwyn lists this Lead Clinician opportunity in fall river, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
Join a Team That Changes Lives
For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.
At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:
Generous Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
Paid On-the-Job Training
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
Flexible Schedules
Retirement Savings Plan
Job Description
Elwyn seeks a Lead Clinician to join the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT). You are a core member of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your clinical skill and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to (PACT) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader and the prescriber. A team member is equally responsible for performing various activities and interventions that support (PACT) clients in the community.
Salary: $70-$82k annually, experienced based
Duties and Responsibilities
Integrate the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness into everyday practice and intervention
Responsible for providing person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed care
Ensure that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with client's cultural beliefs and practices and preferred language
Provides ongoing assessment of client's symptoms and response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in Community Service Plans to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior, which puts clients at risk
When designated by the team leader, provides clinical supervision to the team
As a recruiting practice, participation in team interviews
Supervises and adheres to clinical internships
Participation in Department of Mental Health contract monitoring meetings
Along with the team, on an ongoing basis, reviews the required outcome measures to evaluate community tenure and independence
Works with the team to complete the Tool for Measurement of Assertive Community Treatment (TMACT)
Practices a Housing First approach
Provides service coordination for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and ITT; provides therapy utilizing evidence-based practices (i.e., CBT-P, CBT, DBT, CAMS, MI), symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Community Service Plan as clients' needs change; educate and support clients' families, and advocate for clients rights and preferences
Works with the team to complete a Comprehensive Assessment (within 30 days of admission) as an engagement tool and as a way to understand and respect the client's views of the ways mental illness impacts their life and how they want to be supported in their process of recovery
Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools that support matching a client's needs to their services
In partnership with the client and ITT, develops the Community Service Plan within seven days of the team finalizing the comprehensive assessment
Able to provide de-escalation techniques to aid the client (s) in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety
Maintains the electronic card-ex
Fully participates as a team member during the daily organizational meeting, offering clinical input and guidance as necessary
Performs shift management
Provides on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours and serves as a backup to evening and weekend staff
Document client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record
Practice engagement skills across the adult lifespan
Support: provide practical help and support, advocacy, coordination, problem-solving, training, and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living; assist clients in finding and maintaining safe housing, coaches clients to learn and carry out ADLs, assist and support clients to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry, teach money-management skills, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, access transportation, help clients to have and efficiently use primary care, dentist, and other medical specialist, support clients with structuring their time (community resources, social and leisure activities, hobbies etc.)
Ongoing assessment, symptom education, direct clinical services
Awareness of and offers a range of valuable community activities and linkages that support the client Community Service Plan
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Education and Experience
Pre-Employment Education / Experience
Licensed in the State of Massachusetts as an LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC
3+ years in leadership, management role, experience in behavioral healthcare, and working with individuals with mental health conditions preferred
Preference will be given to candidates that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of the geographic area.
Relevant Post-job Offer Testing / Conditions
Knowledge and practice of FHR, DPH, and DMH policies, regulations, and standards.
Must complete PACT Module Training within 21 days of hire
Participate in other FHR required/ recommended training according to the training calendar
Maintain required license
Meet or exceed professional development goals
Demonstrates fidelity to the PACT model
Ability to make contacts and establish relationships with internal and external supports that allow for the program to function within the more extensive system
Ongoing education and training in culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery
Must possess a current, valid driver's license in state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
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Worksite address
fall river, MA, 02720, US
Who can apply
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