About this opportunity
The Recovery Village lists this Lead Clinician opportunity in worcester, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Lead Clinician
Salary up to $90,000
About Our Organization
This position supports one of the trusted behavioral health programs within the Advanced Recovery Systems family. Advanced Recovery Systems is the parent organization of Promises Behavioral Health, The Right Step, and The Ranch, bringing together established treatment brands with a shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based addiction and mental health care.
While you may work primarily with a specific facility or brand, you will be part of a larger, growing organization focused on improving patient outcomes, supporting our employees and strengthening the communities we serve.
At the Washburn House addiction treatment center in Worcester, Massachusetts, we strive to provide a higher level of care. Our vision includes constantly enhancing and perfecting our techniques to provide our clients with the best therapeutic options possible. Through a close knit community of staff, residents, and family, we can build a brand new life for our clients.
The Lead Clinician is responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities as directed by the Clinical Director, and assist in the management functions at the facility. This includes but not limited to supporting and reinforcing company-wide initiatives such as innovative technologies and promotes clinical efficiency for best practices.
CORE JOB DUTIES:
Assists Clinical Director in developing effective clinical programming and ensures staff compliance to the curriculum.
Assists Clinical Director with proficiently auditing and completing documentation within required timeframes to ensure compliance to company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards and Medical Needs Criteria. This Includes:
a. Biopsychosocial Assessment and Integrated Summary (72 hours)
b. Comprehensive Problem List
c. Integrated Master Treatment Plan and Updates (24 -72 hours based off payer)
d. ASAMs (24 hours, based on state standards)
e. Individual, family and group therapy session notes (24 hours)
f. Discharge Summary (72 hours)
Uses substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to assist patients with accomplishing all treatment plans goals and objectives and successfully complete treatment.
Assists Clinical Director with regularly monitoring group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming is delivered and to ensure compliance to the program curriculum.
Assesses patient for substance use disorders, risk to self or others and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Effectively provides group therapy.
Effectively provides caseload management.
80% caseload expectation; cover caseload and group assignments from clinical team members.
Provide coaching and mentoring to clinicians.
Review and sign off on documentation as directed by Clinical Director.
Participate in crisis intervention with patients as needed.
Participate with multidisciplinary team as needed.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Master's Degree
Independently licensed LICSW or LMHC in MA
The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO.
We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.
Benefits
We offer great benefits including 401(k), paid time off plan, medical, dental, vision, and much more.
Worksite address
worcester, MA, 01609, US
Who can apply
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