Assessment Clinician
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

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Become a part of our team of competent and compassionate professionals as an Assessment Clinician in outpatient and community wraparound programs at Behavioral Health Network!

Assessment Clinicians help individuals and families referred to BHN's ambulatory services by providing high-quality level of care determinations and comprehensive behavioral health assessments using evidence-based clinical tools and sound clinical judgment. Clinicians also provide risk/crisis evaluations and take the appropriate actions to keep individuals and others safe.

Assessment Clinicians also provide evaluations, assessments, or urgent visits in other departments (crisis, CBHI, outpatient) as needed to fulfill weekly assessment hour requirements, and they submit related documentation such as progress notes, assessments, and referral documents in a timely and accurate manner. Assessment Clinicians maintain a schedule of available assessment slots and participate in regular team meetings. Finally, Assessment Clinicians follow ethical guidelines in all situations as outlined by licensure boards, and maintain confidentiality under HIPAA and 42 CFR part 2 regulations.

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.

Assessment Clinicians at Behavioral Health Network have the following qualities:

• Master's degree in a license eligible field behavioral health field (required).
• Have or be actively working towards having a behavioral health license (required).
• Bilingual in Spanish & English (preferred).
• Experience and/or training working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and Substance Use Disorders (SUD).
• Knowledge of mental illness and treatment techniques, including adults with severe and persistent mental health needs or children with serious emotional disturbance (required).
• Familiarity with internet, word processing and email systems (required).
• Cultural competence in working with individuals served in a variety of different cultural backgrounds.
• Working knowledge of community resources and how to help clients access them.
• Experience and/or training working with children and families with behavioral health needs through the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) lens.

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

1-413-301-9329

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