Job: Telehealth Clinician

Brien Center
P.O. Box 4219
Pittsfield, MA 01202

Phone:413-499-0412
Fax:413-448-2198
Website:briencenter.org

Company Description:

The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. We employ over 450 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 26 locations county-wide, in roles including residential and nursing staff, case managers, therapeutic mentors and psychotherapists. Our impact is experienced and appreciated by over 10,000 individuals – including 4,000 children – whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community. We are proud of our comprehensive programs and services for highly-complex problems, and continue to hear from clients, years later, that their lives and families remain intact because of our care.


Job Title:
Telehealth Clinician
Salary Range:Location:
Pittsfield
Job Type:Category:
Full TimeHuman Services
Education Level:Work Experience:
Description:

Full-Time, Weekdays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Fully-remote!

Essential Job Functions:

  • Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Completes diagnostic mental health/substance use disorder assessment and provides psychotherapy and support to individuals using virtual tele-health platforms.
  • Complies with Brien Center "Work from Home Policy" by maintaining required administrative/clinical supervision, use of video tele-health (i.e., audio only is not permitted), and timely completion of documentation in electronic health record.
  • Attend staff meeting and trainings at Brien Center outpatient site via telehealth platform or in person, based on direct supervisor’s discretion. 
  • Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork within 24 hours of a session. 
  • Plan and implement treatment collaboratively with client and coordinate treatment with collateral agents. Including but not limited to DCF (Department of Children and Families), DMH (Department of Mental Health), DDS (Department of Developmental Disabilities), Probation. Plans and implements treatment collaboratively with client and coordinates treatment with collateral agents, including but not limited to DCF, DMH, DDS, and probation.
  • Utilizes interventions and treatments that are evidence-based approaches from an approved list of treatment modalities and includes individual and group approaches.
  • Utilizes collaborative documentation practices. 
  • Follows centralized scheduling guidelines.

Qualifications, Experience and Education:

  • Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or psychology. License eligible.
  • LCSW, LICSW, LMHC required within 6 months of eligibility date.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience providing individual and group therapy.
  • Strong knowledge of computers.
  • Demonstrated ability to build rapport with patients in a virtual setting.
  • Ability to navigate within platforms necessary to perform job duties, including but not limited to electronic mail, videotelephony software, and internal electronic health record (EHR) systems.
  • Exceptional knowledge of evidenced based practices for treatment of mental health and substance abuse.
  • Ability to maintain the required productivity level.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgement.
  • Ability to conduct all therapy sessions in a HIPAA compliant space to ensure confidentiality.