Overview

$7,000 Sign on/Retention Bonus

Provides mental assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention to court placed youth in a secure setting.

This is a Full-Time benefited position with a choice of the following schedules.

• Friday-Monday four 10 hour shiftsORMonday-Friday 2nd shift 12pm-8pm OR 2pm-10pm

Responsibilities

• Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families including but not limited to: abilities, aptitudes, interests and motivation, psychological aspects of physical illnesses, accidents, injuries or disabilities and substance abuse/dependencies.

• Evaluates, diagnoses and provides treatment for patients within areas such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, aggressive behavior, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, and developmental disorders.

• Establishes achievable treatment goals with clients utilizing the most appropriate types of psychotherapy (i.e., behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, crisis intervention, family/couples, group, counseling and/or supportive cognitive therapy).

• Observe, describe, diagnose, evaluate, treat, consult, interpret and modify human behavior by applying psychological principles, methods, or procedures to patients who suffer from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders or disabilities.

• Collaborates effectively with team members when appropriate.

• Documents appropriate objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited institution of higher education, including an internship meeting professional standards.

• Must be able to demonstrate that he or she has provided psychological services, on an inpatient, outpatient or consultative basis in the past 12 months.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in New Hampshire

• Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC)

• Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor (LADC)

• Area of Interest:Allied Health;

• FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;

• Shift:Day;

• Job ID:26353;

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.