Lead Clinician - Fall River, MA

Since 1852, Elwyn has helped people with autism, intellectual, developmental, and behavioral challenges lead meaningful lives. As an internationally recognized nonprofit human services organization, we have always been on the forefront of innovation.

Please join us to make a difference in the life quality of children, teens and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and related behavioral health challenges - and feel the resulting pride that will enrich your own life.

• Generous Paid Time Off
  
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
  
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
  
• Tuition Reimbursement
  
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
  
• Flexible Schedules
  
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join the Elwyn Team - As the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Lead Clinician, you are a core member of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your clinical skill and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to (PACT) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader and the prescriber. A team member is equally responsible for performing various activities and interventions that support (PACT) clients in the community.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Integrate the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness into everyday practice and intervention.
• Responsible for providing person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed care
• Ensure that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with client's cultural beliefs and practices and preferred language
• Provides ongoing assessment of client's symptoms and response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in Community Service Plans to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior, which puts clients at risk.
• When designated by the team leader, provides clinical supervision to the team.
• As a recruiting practice, participation in team interviews.
• Supervises and adheres to clinical internships
• Participation in Department of Mental Health contract monitoring meetings
• Along with the team, on an ongoing basis, reviews the required outcome measures to evaluate community tenure and independence.
• Works with the team to complete the Tool for Measurement of Assertive Community Treatment (TMACT)
• Practices a Housing First approach
• Provides service coordination for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and ITT; provides therapy utilizing evidence-based practices (i.e., CBT-P, CBT, DBT, CAMS, MI), symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Community Service Plan as clients' needs change; educate and support clients' families, and advocate for clients rights and preferences.
• Works with the team to complete a Comprehensive Assessment (within 30 days of admission) as an engagement tool and as a way to understand and respect the client's views of the ways mental illness impacts their life and how they want to be supported in their process of recovery
• Utilizes evidence-based assessment tools that support matching a client's needs to their services
• In partnership with the client and ITT, develops the Community Service Plan within seven days of the team finalizing the comprehensive assessment.
• Able to provide de-escalation techniques to aid the client (s) in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety
• Maintains the electronic card-ex
• Fully participates as a team member during the daily organizational meeting, offering clinical input and guidance as necessary.
• Performs shift management
• Provides on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours and serves as a backup to evening and weekend staff
• Document client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record
• Practice engagement skills across the adult lifespan
• Support: provide practical help and support, advocacy, coordination, problem-solving, training, and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living; assist clients in finding and maintaining safe housing, coaches clients to learn and carry out ADLs, assist and support clients to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry, teach money-management skills, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, access transportation, help clients to have and efficiently use primary care, dentist, and other medical specialist, support clients with structuring their time (community resources, social and leisure activities, hobbies etc.)
• Ongoing assessment, symptom education, direct clinical services
• Awareness of and offers a range of valuable community activities and linkages that support the client's Community Service Plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Licensed in the State of Massachusetts as an LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC
• 3+ years in leadership, management role, experience in behavioral healthcare, and working with individuals with mental health conditions preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of the geographic area.
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license in state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record.

• Knowledge and practice of FHR, DPH, and DMH policies, regulations, and standards.
• Must complete PACT Module Training within 21 days of hire
• Participate in other FHR required/ recommended training according to the training calendar
• Maintain required license
• Meet or exceed professional development goals
• Demonstrates fidelity to the PACT model
• Ability to make contacts and establish relationships with internal and external supports that allow for the program to function within the more extensive system
• Ongoing education and training in culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery