This position is eligible for $2,500 sign-on bonus.

Job Summary: 

The Providence Center Clinical Therapist ACT Team will provide outpatient psychotherapy either at The Providence Center or in the community as member of a multidisciplinary ACT team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform, crisis intervention, counseling, screening, client education, referral, treatment planning, and consultation for clients in the program. 

Perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of assigned consumers. 

Perform in a calm and professional manner during crisis or emergency situations. 

Apply knowledge of Psychiatric Diagnosis (DSM IV). 

Perform and record mental status examination. 

Assess clinical emergencies, including suicide and danger to others. 

Collect pertinent data from appropriate collateral sources in accordance with confidentiality guidelines. 

Maintain confidentiality in accordance with TPC policy and legal requirements. 

Develop and present, verbally and in writing, a clear clinical formulation based on behavioral data and relevant theory while incorporating psychosocial and family issues. 

Use psychiatric consultation and intervention when clinically appropriate. 

Use knowledge to decide appropriate levels of care in order to refer to various points in the continuum of care. 

Provide individual, group, and family mental health and/or substance abuse therapy. 

Develop and implement a plan of care with ongoing consumer input. 

Collaborate with other providers, agencies, and individuals in the consumers' network of care. 

Perform record keeping in accordance with Health Information Services and other TPC requirements. 

Attend trainings, case presentations and conferences. 

Attend mandatory in service trainings and other trainings required for renewal of licensure. 

Maintain cooperative relationships with Center staff, consumers, community agencies and the public. 

Communicate with various local agencies and other departments or teams at The Center. 

Serve on appropriate Center committees. 

Provide mental health consultation to other community agencies. 

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field and clinical experience required.

LICSW, LCSW,  LMHC or LMFT preferred.

Bilingual Spanish preferred. 

Insured auto and valid driver's license.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions; Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center, are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.