Lifespan & Gateway Healthcare, RI’s largest nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider, are hiring Clinical Therapists to work with young children and youth & families managing behavioral health issues. This is a community-based in which you will work with families in their homes where you can have a significant impact on improving family functioning.
Gateway Healthcare provides evidence-based treatment, intervention & prevention services to adults & children of all cultural & economic backgrounds with behavioral & substance abuse issues, through its residential, outpatient, and community-based programs.
Benefits Include:
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Comprehensive health benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with 6% employer match
- Education assistance & student loan forgiveness
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Discounts on child & elder care, pet insurance, house insurance and more!
- Supervision towards LICSW, LMFT, or LMHC
Responsibilities:
- Provide intensive clinical intervention services to children with acute symptoms that interfere with their daily functioning
- Coordinate care with Pediatricians, school & other providers through meetings, telephone conversations and correspondence
- Complete assessment, treatment plans, and discharge summaries that are client & family centered
- Provide crisis intervention to children and adolescents at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization in an attempt to stabilize client within the home or community in order to deter hospitalization
- Identify family needs that can be supported within our scope of practice
- Provide on-call phone coverage 2-3 weeks/year
- Function as liaison and client advocate with community agencies
- Grow professionally through trainings in evidence-based practiced targeted to specific populations
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, family therapy, or other clinical degree that will lead to RI licensure
- Must be a qualified Medicaid practitioner as per DCYF regulation
- Experience working with children & youth who have serious emotional disorders or other relevant experience is desirable
- Valid driver’s license
Shift & Schedule: Monday – Friday, includes afternoons & evenings
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Salary: Starts at $58,000 and is commensurate with experience
APPLY TODAY: Email your resume to afamiglietti@lifespan.org
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
