Riverside Community Care

Respite Clinician - Relief

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PayCompetitive
LocationUpton/Massachusetts
Employment typeOther

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 11385 709

      We make a difference - in your community and in your career.

      Seeking a Relief Respite Clinician

      Riverside Community Care’s DMH Respite Program provides support and crisis intervention for adults through short-term 24-hour treatment in a structured home-like setting. Respite provides person-centered, solution-focused stabilization and treatment to individuals in psychiatric crisis.

      Riverside Community Care’s Respite Program is seeking a master-level clinician with diagnostic skills and the ability to deescalate and provide crisis interventions. Our ideal candidate would rapidly establish rapport with a wide range of clinical presentations. The candidate would work with individuals to provide short-term support and assist with accessing community-based services while working within a multidisciplinary team.

      Responsibilities:

      • Work within a multidisciplinary team and provide daily individual and group therapy to individuals onsite at the DMH Respite program.
      • Provide community-based support to individuals enrolled in the DMH Mobile Respite Program
      • Provide collateral and family consultations, case management and consultation
      • Develop and implement goal-oriented treatment plans for all clients in the program, within 24 hours of admission.
      • Conduct concurrent reviews with insurers as needed to obtain authorization for services.
      • Document all clinical and collateral contacts as well as case management activities in Evolv (electronic health record)
      • Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds

      Schedule: Flexible 10 and 12 hours shifts available; great work-life balance opportunity to work a 3- or 4-day workweek

      Payrate:

      • Unlicensed Clinician - $35.70/hourly
      • Independent Licensure - $38.25/hourly

      Why You'll Love Riverside
      We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

      Benefits include:

      • Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
      • Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
      • Eleven paid holidays
      • Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
      • Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
      • Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
      • Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
      • Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
      • Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

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  • About the company

      Riverside Community Care – Massachusetts mental health care, developmental & cognitive disabilities services, addiction treatment & early childhood services