Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description: Residential Clinician Canaan, CT

About the Position:

Are you a compassionate and dedicated clinician ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of individuals on the path to recovery? At Mountainside Treatment Center, we are seeking a Residential Clinician who brings clinical expertise and a heart for holistic healing to our team. You’ll work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where innovation, connection, and whole-person care are at the core of everything we do. We're looking for clinicians who are passionate about recovery and skilled in delivering trauma-informed, evidence-based care.

Schedule:

Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Your Role:

As a key member of our treatment team, you will:

• Create a collaborative integrated treatment plan, including referrals to Family Wellness Program, APRN, Psychiatrist, Mind Body Spirit Program, Nicotine Cessation Program, Adventure Based Counseling Program and Continuing Care.
• Review client’s discharge records from previous treatment providers, contacting client’s emergency contacts and family members, former providers and referral sources.
• Comply with all federal, state and accreditation regulatory requirements.
• Review and utilize screening/assessment tools, stage-wise interventions, and treatment models.
• Conducts therapeutic treatment utilizing best practices of counseling, case management and crisis intervention.
• Understand group dynamics/processes and facilitate group therapy with a focus on integrated care and documents efforts via individualized progress notes.
• Maintain clinical chart in accordance with agency and accreditation standards
• Complete all documentation thorough and timely, within Organization standards
• Role model, explain and encourage pro-social behaviors such as: time management, appropriate language, dress, and the importance of building fellowships
• Collaborate and contact client’s stakeholders such as emergency contacts, family members and referral sources as applicable
• Review and update client’s collaborative integrated wellness plan in a timely fashion
• Communicate with Client Services and Medical staff to assist with client medication compliance and medication issues as applicable
• Collaborate with Mountainside team; most importantly, the partners in Residential & Detox, such as Family Wellness, Client Services, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Food Services and Continuing Care
• Participate in individual clinical supervision and group clinical supervision when assigned
• Complete required Mountainside staff trainings (such as Relias) when due and attend scheduled trainings to improve clinical skills as assigned
• Maintain communication with client’s treatment team and seek ad hoc supervision when needed

Qualifications:

• Must hold one of the following credentials:
• Counselor 1- CAC Certification in the state of CT
• Counselor II- Master’s degree in a relatable field, license eligible or holds a provisional license in the state of CT (LPC-A, LMSW, LMFT-A, LADC)
• Counselor III- Master’s degree in a relatable field. Fully licensed in the state of CT (LPC, LCSW, LMFT)
• Prior experience working in an addiction setting is strongly preferred

Compensation:

The base salary for the position is $65,000 to $80,000 per year. Actual pay is determined based on a number of job-related factors including skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, performance, and working conditions.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit package
• Paid Time Off (which increases after 1 year with Mountainside)
• Paid holidays including a Multicultural Holiday
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Free meals while working on the Canaan campus
• Monthly $75.00 wellness reimbursement. Our Wellness Reimbursement benefit is meant to encourage employees to engage in productive self-care to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue.

About Mountainside:

Mountainside Treatment Center is a dynamic, fast-paced and growing recovery facility that values innovation and an obsession with providing Best in Class service to our Clients. Founded in 1998, we are a leading behavioral healthcare provider dedicated to treating alcohol dependency and drug addiction. Accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF for its high standards of care, Mountainside seeks out passionate and talented individuals to join its staff. We believe that every employee, regardless of position, plays a vital role in our success.

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