[Hiring] Psych Clin II- OP Adult/LCPC @Northern Light Health

Role Description

The Adult/Child Ambulatory Therapy Clinician is independently licensed (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) in the treatment of mental health, addiction, or co-occurring disorders. Depending on their role they may work with adult or pediatric populations. Clinicians are responsible for ensuring high quality, evidence-based, recovery-oriented active treatment to assigned caseload through assessment, evaluation, evidence-based treatment, and discharge planning in accordance with regulatory policies. They conduct individual, group, and family therapy within assigned program settings to reduce psychiatric symptoms and improve functional capacity in their patients. They assist clients during discharge planning which may include working with families and referring to community-based providers. They are adept at articulating case reviews and creating documentation that reflects both active treatment provisions and client response to care. This person performs duties and/or responsibilities as assigned by the Manager or Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Completes comprehensive, diagnostic evaluations by collecting data which enables the identification of potential therapeutic targets for active treatment.
• Develops initial master treatment plan and updates in collaboration with the patient and within established timeframes that identify effective interventions to achieve outcomes, and accommodate the patient's developmental level, motivation, health/spiritual beliefs, functional capabilities and strengths.
• Implements individual, group and family therapy interventions that are evidence-based and are consistent with service plan and developmental level and needs of patient to elicit therapeutic change.
• Modifies interventions based on continual assessment of the patient's response to treatment.
• Articulates anticipated treatment outcomes that are patient oriented, evidence based, therapeutically sound, realistic, attainable and measurable.
• Completes documentation that reflects evidence-based practices, active patient involvement in care, attention to objective outcomes and identification of any barriers to treatment progress.
• Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures, reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
• Continually seeks to develop professionally by providing didactic clinician and interdisciplinary trainings within identified specialty areas.

Qualifications

• Required Licensed Clin Prof Counselor
• Required Master's Degree
• 2 years of Relevant Work Experience

Requirements

• Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
• Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).
• Prolonged periods of standing.
• Prolonged periods of walking.

Benefits

• Sign on bonus eligible

Company Description

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a regional psychiatric hospital in Bangor, Maine, providing acute mental health care and telehealth psychiatry across the state. As the behavioral health member of Northern Light Health, Acadia Hospital offers specialized care through programs like Behavioral Home Health, integrated behavioral health in primary care settings, and a geriatric Mood and Memory clinic that participates in clinical trials for new Alzheimer's treatments. Northern Light Acadia Healthcare, a subsidiary of the hospital, delivers outpatient services including substance use disorder treatment and case management. Through these programs, we serve patients from every part of Maine.

We are a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.

Questions? Contact Talent Acquisition:

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