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InterCommunity, Inc is a FQHC LA (Federally Qualified Health Center Look Alike). Our health center provides same-day primary care services to every member of the community, regardless of life situation or ability to pay. We also provide a wide array of behavioral health services. Our community Health Care Centers are located at 281 Main St. East Hartford, 16 Coventry St. Hartford and 828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor. InterCommunity’s Addiction Services offers a similarly wide range of substance use treatment and recovery-supportive services, with many sites in the Hartford area. We provide services across the spectrum of care, including primary care, residential detoxification and substance use treatment, multiple levels of residential care, outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services for adults and children, intensive outpatient programs, employment and community support, mobile crisis evaluations, judicial support services and social rehabilitation.

AMAZING Benefits!

At Intercommunity, we believe our benefits should make a difference to you, to your family and to the life you lead outside of work. Benefits are more valuable than ever before and are a significant part of our total compensation package. InterCommunity offers a choice of medical plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets your needs and those of your family.

All benefit- eligible employees of InterCommunity are eligible for Medical, Dental, Voluntary Vision, Group Life, Supplemental Life, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. (A benefit -eligible employee is one who is schedule to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.). In addition, all employees may contribute to our 401k and those who meet eligibility and service requirements will receive the company contribution. Benefits are effective on the first day of the month following date of hire.

Benefits

• Work Life-Balance-Flexibility, generous Paid PTO, and paid holidays.
• Health & Dental insurance- with flexible contribution options to include 2 HDHP w/ HSA contribution at no cost premium or non-HDHP at a minimal cost to employees.
• Voluntary vision.
• STD, LTD & Disability coverage - employer paid.
• Basic Life & AD&D employer paid.
• Supplemental Life Insurance available.
• 401(k) with 3% employer match and 3% employer give after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked.
• Career advancement opportunities.

Summary:

The Assessment Clinician works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary treatment team to ensure timely and accurate patient assessment and treatment planning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team, develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with clients and which include consideration of substance abuse, medical, mental health, and developmental assessment, using American Association of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria.
• Uses ASAM patient placement criteria to recommend the next level of care and ensures a referral is made.
• Develops treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives.
• Provides clinical treatment services in form of triage, crisis intervention, assessment, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning.
• Advocates and develops networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs.
• Completes all required documentation related to client treatment in accordance with established procedures.
• Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies.
• Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients.
• Maintains treatment records in accordance with agency and regulatory bodies.
• Supports the utilization review team with obtaining treatment authorizations at admission to residential treatment.

*All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings*

Education &/Or Experience:

A Master's degree, Connecticut State Licensure (LCSW/LPC, LMSW, LPCA) and three (3) years relevant experience. Also requires experience working in a Recovery-Oriented System of care.