Behavioral Health Clinician

Schedule:Clinic Operating Hours, plus one 12 pm-8 pm day per week

Pay Rate:$58,000 - $66,000 / year (commensurate on experience / licensure)

We are seeking a Behavioral Health Clinician to provide outpatient counseling services to adolescents and adults with psychiatric conditions, behavioral health disabilities, and substance abuse challenges to help regain their health. Working in our Outpaitent Clinic, you will strive to serve people with compassion and respect for their personal dignity, while maintaining the highest quality of professional standards.

The Behavioral Health Clinician will provide therapeutic intervention and support services to clients with opportunity to run groups and/or work with clients one on one. You will prepare, develop, and implement assessments and treatment plans ensuring record keeping/documentation in accordance with internal and external requirements and compliance with regulatory and payor requirements. The clinician will also respond to payor inquiries regarding clinical reviews and be responsible for the coordination of care for all clients on your individual caseload.

Response to Covid-19

Vinfen continues to follow the guidelines determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Vinfen leadership along with Vinfen's medical staff are closely monitoring the pandemic on a daily basis and make decisions that are best for the safety and well-being of the Vinfen community.

Our response to promote safety during the coronavirus includes:

• Hiring process conducted via virtual and phone interviews
• Virtual New Employee Orientation and Virtual training
• Increased sanitation measures in all programs and group homes
• PPE provided to all positions working closely with others
• Restricting visitors in programs to reduce chances of exposure

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
  • 15 days of Vacation per year
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • 10 Sick Days per year
  • 3 Personal Days per year
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

Founded in 1977, for 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. To learn more about Vinfen, and/or to apply to this or other Vinfen positions, please visit our website at www.vinfen.org/careers.

My Job. My Community. My Vinfen.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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• Possess licensure valid in Massachusetts (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC) OR possess a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field in addition to demonstrating fluent bilingual English / Spanish skills
• 3 - 5 years of experience working with adults with persistent psychiatric conditions or co-occurring disorders
• Strong time management & organizational skills, self motivator, strong writing skills and general computer skills.
• All candidates must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, and multi-state background check