Description:

Clinicians will be paid a $7,000 sign-on bonus!

Payment split between first 3 months and 6 months of successful employment.

UCFS strives to use person-centered care to improve the health and well-being of everyone in our community. Share in our vision of being Eastern CT’s best choice for patient-centered healthcare!

We are currently seeking a Child First Clinician I provides intensive, home-based intervention with children, prenatal through age five, and their caregivers by working to strengthen the caregiver-child relationship by facilitating play and improving the caregiver’s capacity to reflect on the meaning of the child’s behaviors.

UCFS Hours of Operation: Open 8:00am - 8:00pm; Hours Vary By Day & Location

This position consists of approximately 75% travel with 25% remote time.

Expected Schedule: FT, 40 hours/week; Monday through Friday

Two late nights are expected per week with additional possible weekend coverage

Child First is an evidence-based, relationship-focused, two-generation, home visiting approach that partners with families, infants, and young children from pregnancy through age 5, to enhance strong, loving relationships. Child First aims to support caregivers and their children by processing the stresses and traumas in their lives and enhancing healthy patterns of interactions between caregiver and child. Child First is intentional in considering structural inequities experienced by families, as well as the impact of past and present trauma including historical trauma, oppression, and structural racism. Child First strives to identify children at the earliest possible time so families can be connected to needed services and supports within their communities that will help ameliorate the stress they are experiencing.

The Child First Clinician partners with a Care Coordinator to support families served by the program. The Clinician engages with both the caregiver and child in a supportive, reflective, and exploratory manner which fosters a protective, nurturing, and responsive caregiver-child relationship. The Clinician’s therapeutic intervention focuses on 1) healing from trauma; 2) helping caregivers understand typical developmental challenges and expectations; 3) increasing caregivers’ ability to reflect on the meaning and feelings motivating a child’s behavior; 4) supporting caregivers’ problem solving; and 5) helping caregivers understand the psychodynamic relationship between parental feelings, history, and the caregiver response to the child. The Clinician can also provide consultation to teachers in early care and education settings, as needed.

Essential Responsibilities -

Assess, evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral difficulties in young children and families based on clinical standards of practice.

Formulate treatment plans and treatment plan reviews based on assessments.

Engages actively in all aspects of the Child First learning collaborative including in-person or live remote training, distance learning curriculum, specialty training, and clinical conferences.

Collaborates with relevant providers and community partners to support treatment and strengthen the program’s community presence

Respond to client crises during work hours and on-call to support family stabilization.

Maintains up-to-date case records on each client family, including weekly contact reports, service agreements, evaluations, treatment plans, and termination summaries, as well as timely data entry to meet funder requirements.

Why UCFS?

Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference for our clients and community. At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management and more. If you are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Requirements:

Minimum Education and Experience

Master's degree (M.A., M.F.T., M.S.W.)

One year of clinical experience

Minimum Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must hold a CT state LMSW, LPCA or LMFTA

A valid driver’s license and state mandated levels of auto liability insurance required.

Enrollment in CPP training within the soonest available cohort

Eligibility for CPR/First Aid Certification

Minimum Skills and Abilities

Bilingual in Spanish

Access to transportation for 75% travel to New London, Windham, and Middlesex counties (DCF Region 3)

Ability to work two late nights per week and possibly weekends

Familiarity with Microsoft Suite and ability to learn new technological platforms

Experience with EHR preferred

Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Self-awareness and critical thinking skills

UCFS Healthcare Offers a Competitive Benefits & Perks Package to Our Hardworking Team Which Can Include:

Financial - Yearly Performance Merit Increases; Gain Share Program; Local & Online Discounts

Income Security - 401(k) Plan + 6% Employer Contributions; Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance

Health & Wellness - Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance; Employee Assistance Program; Wellness Programs; Decompression Spaces

Time Off - Generous Paid Time Off Starting at 3 Weeks Vacation, 4 Floating Holidays, 10 Sick Days, 8 Federal Holidays

Growth - Employee-Led Committees; NHSC Loan Repayment Opportunities; PSLF Eligibility; Career Path Ladders; Employer Paid Learning & Development Programs

Fun - Appreciation, Education, and Team-Building Events

Automated Employment Decision Technology (AEDT) Notice (CT CART Act):

To assist our recruiting team, this application process may use the algorithmic features of LinkedIn (Candidate Fit / Top Match), and Handshake (Talent List Sorting), as well as on other platforms we may use. We use these automated technologies specifically to prioritize incoming applications, sort applicant lists, and match candidate profiles based on how closely provided skills, job history, experience, abilities align with our job criteria.

While a human recruiter reviews candidates and makes all final hiring and interview decisions, these automated platform tools serve as a material factor in our initial screening pipeline. These systems process data from your submitted resume, application, and public platform profiles. For inquiries or questions regarding the use of this technology, please contact us at [email protected]

EEO Policy:

UCFS is strongly committed to a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting an enriching work culture, UCFS will continue to better serve our communities and provide quality patient, client, and resident care and services. UCFS is an employment at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, and genetic information or disability, as defined and required by applicable state and federal laws. Additionally, UCFS prohibits retaliation against an applicant or employee because they have engaged in protected activity under the statutes prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.

Description:

UCFS strives to use person-centered care to improve the health and well-being of everyone in our community. Share in our vision of being Eastern CT’s best choice for patient-centered healthcare!

We are seeking a Psychiatrist who provides quality client centered psychiatric care services for patients including comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, routine follow ups and emergency interventions. Develops and implements patient psychiatric treatment plans, records, and progress notes per agency policies and procedures and approved protocols developed within the guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association. Understands there is opportunity for possible future career growth into a Director or Head of Psychiatry as part of succession planning.

Expected Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday

Outline of Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide client centered psychiatric health care for patients including but not limited to:

Conducting a psychiatric evaluation including ordering /performing /interpreting screening and diagnostic procedures and tests

Conducting routine follow-up visits for monitoring prescribed medication

Conducting emergency consultation, evaluation or follow up visits as needed

Providing treatment according to accepted agency standards, protocols and policies

Assisting in the management of referred and/or complex problems

Documenting assessment findings, treatment recommendations and plan for continuing care in the clinical record

Maintaining productivity standards

Collaborate with physician, clinicians, other agency providers, clinical support staff, administrative staff and community resources in meeting patient and family needs

Provide health promotion, education and counseling for patient/families related to medication, diagnosis, health issues and coping strategies

Maintain accurate, legible medical records and returns all assigned charts or patient data (lab reports, consultations, etc.) to medical records in a timely fashion

Demonstrates knowledge and application of principles of fire, safety, infection control, and OHSA guidelines

Accept guidance and coaching from the Psychiatric Medical Director into possible future leadership roles.

Why UCFS?

Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference for our clients and community. At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management and more. If you are committed to improving the health and well-being of our community, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Requirements:

Minimum Education and Experience

Doctor of Medicine

3 years of relevant experience outside of school working with, evaluating and prescribing for clients with mental and behavioral health diagnosis

Minimum Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current CT Physicians License

Current CSP

Current DEA

Minimum Skills and Abilities

Ability to continuously access an internet connection with 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds

Ability to possess a growth mindset with solid future career goals

Fluency in Spanish as well as English is highly preferred

Comfortability working with a majority client pool of children

Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of Autism

Ability to effectively use MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, Outlook, Teams,

Proficiency in EHR – EPIC preferred

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Robust interpersonal expertise

Automated Employment Decision Technology (AEDT) Notice (CT CART Act):

To assist our recruiting team, this application process may use the algorithmic features of LinkedIn (Candidate Fit / Top Match), and Handshake (Talent List Sorting), as well as on other platforms we may use. We use these automated technologies specifically to prioritize incoming applications, sort applicant lists, and match candidate profiles based on how closely provided skills, job history, experience, abilities align with our job criteria.

While a human recruiter reviews candidates and makes all final hiring and interview decisions, these automated platform tools serve as a material factor in our initial screening pipeline. These systems process data from your submitted resume, application, and public platform profiles. For inquiries or questions regarding the use of this technology, please contact us at [email protected]

EEO Policy:

UCFS is strongly committed to a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting an enriching work culture, UCFS will continue to better serve our communities and provide quality patient, client, and resident care and services. UCFS is an employment at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, and genetic information or disability, as defined and required by applicable state and federal laws. Additionally, UCFS prohibits retaliation against an applicant or employee because they have engaged in protected activity under the statutes prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.