Assessment Clinician
If you are an amazing service provider and are ready for you next lifesaving experience then keep reading because this is for you!!
Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as an Urgent Care Crisis Assessment Clinician at Behavioral Health Network!
Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the CCBHC Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic with the following:.
- Perform mental health assessments to adults, youth and their families in order to determine their treatment needs .
- Work closely with patient access navigators who follow clients through the process of getting connected to the services that the Assessment Clinician recommends.
- Assessments performed at the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic.
Who are we?
BHN’s CCBHC Urgent Care Clinic is open 7 days a week 8am-8pm and provides high-quality, culturally competent care to those with mental health conditions, substance use disorders (SUD), and co-occurring disorders that is both clinically effective and cost effective. This care is provided by rapidly assessing and treating patients, supporting referral and access to appropriate services in the least restrictive setting, stabilizing an acute condition or circumstance while promoting safety and recovery.
Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.
Reasons to work with us:
- Flexible scheduling. We have full time and part time positions.
- Great team environment
- Comprehensive new hiring training
- Clinical supervision available/provided for license eligible clinicians.
- Sign on bonus for all full time positions
- Professional growth opportunities
- Work with diverse staff and people serve
- Work with an agency who does amazing things for others
- You will be able to change a person’s life
- You will expand your working relationship with community treatment providers
- Excellent benefits package & time off benefits available
*** This position is eligible for a $2500 sign-on bonus for FT positions ***
Job Requirements:
What are we looking for in an Urgent Care Crisis Assessment Clinician?
- Graduate of Clinical Master’s program (required).
- License eligible (required).
- Licensed- LICSW, LCSW, LMHC (preferred)
- Reliable transportation during each shift to provide community based services (required).
- Familiarity with the DSM V (required)
- Knowledge and application of the Recovery Oriented model, specific to those experiencing a mental health crisis. (preferred)
- Strong motivational interviewing & listening skills(required)
- Strong documentation skills (required)
- Familiarity with internet, word processing and email systems
**NOTICE**
In accordance with the BHN Mandatory COVID vaccine policy - all staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work.
The same guidelines noted above apply during flu season (defined as December 1st – through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) for BHN’s Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy.
Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.
How to apply to be an Assessment Clinician?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at www.bhnworks.org and click on “Browse All Jobs” to apply!
BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.
Recruiter Contact Information:
Kelly LeGrand
Behavioral Health Network
Springfield, MA