Behavioral Health Clinician - School-Based Health Centers

Description

MaineHealth Behavioral Health
Professional - Clinical
Req #: 4483

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to$10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible Clinicians!

• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time Clinician position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.
• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 3 months separation from employment.

~ 36 Hours/week, Full-time, Monday - Friday, Day shift ~

Maine state licensure to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is required. May consider Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Masters Social Worker - Clinical Conditional (LMSW-CC) or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT).

Are you ready for a change? Consider the role as an integrated behavioral health clinician working within a multidisciplinary team. This is a year-round, full time, 36-hour position, split between two school-based health centers which offer care to the students at Boothbay Region High School and Elementary School in Boothbay, Maine as well as the Wiscasset Middle/High School in Wiscasset, Maine. The behavioral health clinician would work closely with the medical provider and school personnel to best support students. This is a great opportunity to provide easy access for students in the environment where they spend most of their day. And integrated care reduces stigma and increases the student's willingness to participate in care.

The clinician's role includes providing screening, assessments, and focused brief treatment to patients of the practice. Treatment structure includes individual, family, and group work. Additional functions of the role include providing curbside consultation to providers, linking patients to additional services and supports, and participating in population health activities that targets the health and wellbeing of specific groups of people. Persons interested in this position must be comfortable working with all age groups. Knowledge of and interest in treating substance use disorders is preferred.

Your work is enhanced by being part of a larger team with solid experience in integrated work. Collaborative work with psychiatrists and other integrated clinicians in the MaineHealth system adds to the experience. Individual supervision, group supervision, psychiatry consultation, and quarterly training are benefits of this position.

This position will be a generalistmaster's level mental health Clinician with interest, training and/or experience integrating mental health services into the primary care setting. This position will be placed in primary care practices, work with adults, families and children; and provide assessment, screening, and referral services. Additionally, brief individual therapy, prevention and educational services will be provided and include collaborative work with primary care physicians and their office staff, psychiatrists and other behavioral health providers.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Master's Degree in Social Work/Clinical Counseling from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work/Counselor Education required.

2. License/Certifications: Current applicable state(s) license as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) preferred, or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor by exception. Valid Driver's license required.

3. Experience: Two years of relevant experience in a health or mental health setting preferred.

4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A

5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred:Knowledge of community resources and agencies.