What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intake Clinician position at Mental Health Association - Western MA?
Mental Health Association is hiring immediately for an Intake Clinician. The Intake Clinician will work in a community behavioral health and addiction setting, providing services to individuals experiencing a mental health and/or substance use disorder need. The Intake Clinician will be responsible for completing a diagnostic assessment, for voluntary or court mandated outpatient program intakes as well as MID (Massachusetts Impaired Driving) program intakes, and other supporting documentation at first meeting; along with orienting new clients to the different services offered in our outpatient clinic. If appropriate they will work with the client on making referrals to other services to meet the full spectrum of client needs assessed. They will work closely with our administrative assistants, clinic director, clinical supervisors and team of clinicians to ensure a smooth transition from enrollment to ongoing treatment. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable working with the people we serve and will have clinical skills in assessment and diagnoses as well as experience working with a broad range of clinical presentations and age ranges from young children to elders.
Intake Clinician Essential Functions/Position Responsibilities:
Intake Clinician Education and Professional Experience:
- Master’s Degree in a behavioral health and addiction field is required.
- Independent professional license in the state of Massachusetts preferred or license eligible for such independent professional licenses (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT or LADC-I)
Intake Clinician Additional Position Descriptions
- This is a fulltime salaried position.
- This is a hybrid position which requires both on-site as well as remote work availability.
- Bilingual, English and Spanish, speaking candidates preferred and additional compensation is offered.
- 24 hours of minimum productivity per week is required.
- Incentives for over-productivity are also offered.
- Completion of agency and clinic trainings is required.
- Attendance to clinic group meetings and individual supervision is required.
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (403B, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Long Term Disability
