Clinician at Cheshire Medical Center – Keene, New Hampshire

Provides behavioral health triage assessments and evaluations, maintains an active patient registry, monitors psychiatric and substance mis-uses symptoms and other measures to track outcomes, actively facilitates referrals to address behavioral health and social determinants of health needs. Assessment and Evaluation: Screening to assess an individual's potential need for Hub services. Crisis intervention and stabilization which ensures that individuals in an acute OUD related crisis that require immediate, non-emergency intervention are provided with crisis intervention counseling services by a licensed clinician. Evaluation of all American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria (ASAM, October 2013), domains and provide care based on ASAM criteria. Development of a clinical service plan in collaboration with the client based on the clinical evaluation Care Coordination: Facilitate referrals to substance use disorder treatment and recovery support and other health and social services as deemed necessary. Ongoing assessment in collaboration or consultation with the client's external service provider(s) of necessary support services to address needs identified in the evaluation or by the client's service provider that may create barriers to the client entering and/or maintaining treatment and/or recovery. Ongoing follow-up and support of clients engaged in services. Completion of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) interview; collecting and documenting attempts to collect client-level data at multiple intervals including at intake, 3 months post intake, 6 months post intake and upon discharge. Education: Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Counseling Psychology, or a related clinical field from an accredited college or university plus relevant experience in providing crisis assessments, brief treatment, and crisis counseling. Preference given to a degree that is certifiable or licensable in N.H. or post Master's employment in crisis intervention, brief treatment, and the provision of intake assessments. Experience: Minimum 2 years clinical experience in a relevant setting.