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The Village for Families and Children Clinician(UL) Urgent Crisis Center (Weekends only) in Hartford, Connecticut
The Village for Families and Children
Job Tracking ID:Job Tracking ID: 512620-870097 Job Location:Hartford, CT Job Level:Job Level: Any Level of Education:Masters Degree Job Type:Part-Time/Regular Years of Experience:Years of Experience: Any Starting Date:Starting Date: ASAP Salary:Salary: 26.44 Work Hours:Work Hours: Part Time- weekends only
Job Description
Our Mission: The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.
Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for four consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure youre joining an organization thats just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.
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Licensed Eligible Exempt position earning $26.44 per hour.
We are hiring regular, part-time clinicians for weekends: Saturdays only, Sundays only, or Saturdays and Sundays. The shift is a 12-hour shift as the program is open from 11:00AM through 11PM. This is an exempt position.
Urgent Crisis Clinician
The Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) is a walk-in, police or ambulance psychiatric crisis stabilization program designed to triage, stabilize, and assess youth who are experiencing psychiatric crisis, and then link the youth/family to a lower level of care within the community. This is a fast-paced environment that operates 24/7, 365 days of the year.
As part of an interdisciplinary team, the UCC clinician is providing mental health services to individuals experiencing emotional distress or behavioral problems, including those with chronic mental illness or substance abuse problems, assessing clients needs and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment, establishing a therapeutic relationship with the youth and family to help them identify problems, set goals, and develop plans to achieve those goals, documenting in medical records and providing crisis intervention services, including assessing risk of harm to self or others, and providing follow-up and discharge services
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JOB SUMMARY
The Clinician provides direct services to clients, in the office, school, or other identified setting to meet the unique needs of families served. Unlicensed clinicians are hired prior to obtaining their license to practice as mental health practitioners (i.e. psychology, social work, LMFT, LPC, LADC). Unlicensed clinicians will receive supervision by a licensed clinician and may be offered training opportunities. When eligible, all unlicensed clinicians are expected to obtain licensure in order to be considered for ongoing employment at The Village.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Direct services may include, but not limited to:
- Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments and engagement
- Determines DSM V Diagnosis in consultation with Supervisor and Medical Director or designated Psychiatrist, as needed
- Develops treatment plans and contracts for services
- Implements treatment plans, modifying it as appropriate during the course of treatment
- Discharge planning, which may include linkages to community support services
- Provides case management services
- Completes clinical documentation required by a ency and program policies, HIPAA regulations, and funding sources
- Maintains productivity targets determined by service
- Participates and presents in Peer Consultation and Quality Assurance Reviews.
- Fosters collaboration with other clinical and administrative staff to respond to client and programmatic needs, including the implementation of agency policies, procedures, and initiatives.
- Partners with other program or clinical staff to identify and develop approaches to address clients unmet needs or service gaps.
- Acquires and maintains the needed skills in evidenced based models that the agency/program ascribe to.
- Partners with Supervisor to identify and develop plans for professional growth.
- Contributes to program functioning by assuming responsibility for special tasks or leadership in special projects as appropriate.
- Contributes to agency organizational life by participating in agency wide task forces, committees or problem solving teams as appropriate.
- Contributes to agency visibility and development of community linkages by representing the Village in community groups or committees.
Experience and Skills
EDUCATION
- MSW or equivalent required with a minimum of 3 years post graduate clinical experience preferred
- Clinical degree in social work, psychology, or other licensed-eligible counseling degree
- LMSW or equivalent required and licensed eligible
EXPERIENCE
- Must be able to function independently and be able to seek guidance when necessary
- Strong diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills for individual, family and group therapy
- Extensive experience working with culturally diverse urban populations, a wide age range, and a variety of clinical presentations; Cultural competency to serve a diverse population
- Knowledge of behavioral health, child welfare systems, and community resources
- Ability to write professional/clinical reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
- Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and web browsers effectively
- Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV)
- Good knowledge of a variety of therapeutic interventions and models emphasizing empirically validated interventions
- Skill to maintain a professional, confidential work environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time in an efficient manner
- Ability to relate to children and families in a positive manner
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and families
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Bilingual/bicultural skills preferred
The Village for Families and Children is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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