• Job Description

  Req#: 367097

  Job Details

  Job Location: 85 Willow Street, New Haven, CT - New Haven, CT

  Position Type: Per Diem

  Education Level: Graduate Degree

  Salary Range: Undisclosed

  Job Shift: Any

  Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

  Telephone Crisis Clinician

  POSITION SUMMARY: The SCCS Telephonic Crisis Clinician will provide telephonic crisis services for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis and who require intervention from a crisis clinician.

  Weekday shifts 5pm-8:30am and are $275 per shift. Weekend shifts 8:30am-8:30am and are $400 per shift. Holiday shift is $450 per shift. *After 10 calls have been completed, the clinician will receive $25 for every extra call after. Expected to take at least 4 weekday and 2 weekend shifts per month.

  Accountable and responsible for the following results:

  • The SCCS Telephonic Crisis Clinician will report to the Director of Crisis Services, but the SCCS Program Supervisor will provide the first line of supervision while they are working.
  • Participate in orientation training on the duties of a crisis service clinician.
  • Maintain an active State of Connecticut clinical license.
  • Regular attendance at monthly program meetings.
  • Attend the SCCS Annual Training in June from 9am-4pm.
  • Complete monthly on-call schedule in monthly staff meeting and, if absent for meeting, will submit request for preferred dates to SCCS Clinical Coordinator prior to the staff meeting.
  • Provide telephonic crisis services for all hours committed on the monthly schedule.
  • Respond to all crisis calls within 10 minutes of receiving them.
  • Complete all on-call clinical documentation concurrently with services in Jotform to be emailed to agency providers by 8:30 am the following day.
  • Inform SCCS After Hours Supervisor or Director of Crisis Services when unable to perform scheduled duties and make every effort to arrange for coverage by another clinician.
  • Inform SCCS Director of Crisis Services of all HIPAA violations immediately.
  • Submit timecard by 8:30am on the Monday morning it is due.
  • Contact the SCCS After-Hours Supervisor as outlined in the Policy and Procedure Manual.
  • Review and follow all SCCS policies and procedures.
  • Complete the Annual Inter-rater Questionnaire with 14 days of distribution.
  • Perform other duties as required.
  • Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

  CommuniCare

  Our mission is to build comprehensive coordinated and efficient integrated health care services across our sponsoring agencies and communities.

  Who We Are

  CommuniCare develop partnerships to benefit sponsoring agencies and the community; increase geographic reach of clients served through collaborative efforts with partner organizations; assist partner agencies to grow their viability in an increasingly competitive marketplace; provide range of administrative and programmatic services to not for profit and healthcare organizations

  .Why CommuniCare?

  Our culture and benefits are designed to promote your well-being and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

  Benefits to full-time (30+ hours per week) employees:

  • Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, personal and holidays)
  • Health & Dental insurance
  • Dependent care accounts
  • Medical flexible spending accounts
  • Paid family leave
  • LTD & Disability coverage
  • Life & AD&D
  • Supplemental insurance including STD, Cancer, Accident and Critical Illness
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 403(b) retirement plans with 3% employer match
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Employee referral program
  • Staff events and activities

  Qualifications

  
  

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctoral degree in Psychology or master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Counseling required. Must hold a current unrestricted independent clinical licensure issued by the State of Connecticut.
  • One to three years’ experience in clinical risk assessment and independent management of clinically complex issues.
  • One year of experience working with culturally diverse populations.

  PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONS

  • LCSW/LMFT/PsyD/PHD in clinical psychology

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