Description
Maine Health Behavioral Health
Professional - Clinical
Req #: 5873
For a limited time Maine Health is offering up to $10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible Clinicians!
- Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time Clinician position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.
- Current Maine Health member employees are ineligible; former Maine Health Members are ineligible until greater than 3 months separation from employment.
~ 26 Hours/week, Part-time, Day shift ~
Maine state licensure to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) is required.
Are you ready for a change? Looking to become part of a multidisciplinary team focused on providing holistic care to patients? Interested in bridging together medical care and behavioral health care? Consider a role as a behavioral health clinician integrated into a specialty care setting. This is a 26-hour position with benefits, located at the Neurology and Palliative Care practices in Brunswick. This practice is well versed in integrating behavioral health into the patient experience. They value the partnership with behavioral health clinicians and work collaboratively to optimize patient outcomes. Being integrated into a practice reduces stigma for patients, increasing their willingness to participate in care.
The clinician’s role includes providing screening, assessments, and focused brief treatment to patients of the practice. Treatment structure includes individual, family, and group work. Additional functions of the role include providing curbside consultation to providers, linking patients to additional services and supports, and participating in population health activities that targets the health and wellbeing of specific groups of people.
This position will be a generalist Master's Level mental health Clinician with interest, training and/or experience integrating mental health services into the primary care setting. This position will be placed in primary care practices, work with adults, families and children; and provide assessment, screening, and referral services. Additionally, brief individual therapy, prevention and educational services will be provided and include collaborative work with primary care physicians and their office staff, psychiatrists and other behavioral health providers.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Master's Degree in Social Work/Clinical Counseling from an institution accredited by the Council on Social Work/Counselor Education required.
- License/Certifications: Current applicable state(s) license as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) preferred, or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor by exception. Valid Driver’s license required.
- Experience: Two years of relevant experience in a health or mental health setting preferred.
- Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
- Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Knowledge of community resources and agencies.
Additional Information
With a career at any of the Maine Health locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.
Maine Health remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you’re looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.