Clinician (New Bedford)

Our Mission

Steppingstone Incorporateds mission is to strengthen quality of life among individuals and families of our community through providing comprehensive client-center programs and services that enhance well-being and promote independence.

Our Vision

Steppingstones vision is to excel in empowering individuals and families to reach their highest potential in mind, body and spirit; achieved through staff development, financial feasibility, developing and expansion of target populations, and community collaboration.

About the Role

The Clinician works as an integral part of the Clinical Team. The Clinician will perform but is not limited to the following duties : delivery of comprehensive services to support the program consumers. This position will provide oversight of a structured setting where the consumers are kept safe and secure in a trauma-free environment.

We are seeking bilingual candidates who can help meet the diverse needs of our consumers. If you are bilingual, we encourage you to apply and join our inclusive team!

Responsibilities

• Conduct screening and intake interviews to determine consumer eligibility for services.
• Perform consumer orientation on program services and requirements.
• Conduct confidential, quality assessments that are gender and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
• Develop, implement, and monitor an individualized treatment / service plan with each assigned consumer using collaborative information from all sources to develop short- and long-term goals.
• Possess knowledge of effective treatment practices such as cognitive therapy, motivational interviewing and trauma-informed techniques and Integrated Treatment in individual, group and family sessions.
• Meet, collaborate and coordinate services with probation / parole, employment and educational agencies, Department of Children and Families (DCF), human services providers, medical and primary care, clinical mental / behavioral health, and family / social support.
• Link consumers to services provided by community-based organizations such as peer support groups, legal services, nutritional counseling, HIV rapid-retesting and Hepatitis B and C testing and other sexually transmitted infections.
• Assist consumers with enrolling in health insurance, Medicaid and other benefits such as SNAP, SSI / SSDI and TANF.
• Provide consumer education in finances, housing stability, behavioral and primary health, life skills and all aspects of addiction and related life domains.
• Provide crisis intervention by assessing severity of the episode, de-escalating the consumer, referring to emergency response team as needed, and developing a safety plan to assist in resolving the crisis.
• Develop and coordinate discharge planning with consumer, family, housing, and other community providers.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of consumers mental status, adding additional services to maintain a therapeutic level of care as needs change.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations by placing calls to Fire, Rescue, Police, and Medical, etc.
• Ability to climb three flights of stairs to deal with emergencies.

Qualifications

Required Skills

Benefits

Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Disclosure Steppingstone, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or the presence of handicaps or disabilities, or any other basis protected by state or federal law. In addition, this policy of equal opportunities applies to all terms and conditions of employment. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, and leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants that require accommodation on the job application process, please contact 508-567-4427 extension 16103