Clinical Intern (Clinician)-PACT 1

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Position Summary:

Clinical Interns will become familiar with the PACT service model and integrate themselves into the team of caregivers. Clinical interns will become educated in regard to completing outpatient diagnostic evaluations and psychotherapeutic treatment services to adults diagnosed with pervasive mental health disorders.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Provides direct clinical treatment to adults as represented in the caseload through:

- diagnostic evaluations and screenings

- crisis/emergency assessment and intervention

- treatment planning and assessment

2. Participates in interdisciplinary diagnostic treatment and planning conferences.

3. Consults with area doctors, individuals, and other social service agencies, insurance providers and hospital networks regarding clients, client services and case management.

4. Maintains client records and administrative records according to CHL program policy.

5. Attends administrative staff meetings as required.

6. Attends in-service education, clinical supervision and professional meetings as required.

• Performs other related duties.

Specialty Responsibilities:

Willingness to meet with individuals in the community. Ability to transport clients.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

Complies with established division and program policies, procedures, and objectives. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, and trainings as required or directed. Demonstrates use of quality improvement in daily operations. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements. Respects diverse views and approaches and contributes to maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors. Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. Maintains confidentiality.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Graduate Student pursuing a degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work.

• Current Driver's License
• Reliable Transportation
• Bi-Lingual skills preferred
  

All responsibilities are essential job functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Management maintains the right to develop, make, and alter job descriptions at its discretion.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.