Behavioral Health Clinician

Responsibilities

Utilizes resources to meet patient care needs by collaborating with appropriate guardians and community agencies; Assesses patients' problems, needs, and level of functioning; Writes appropriate treatment plans according to patient diagnosis, age, and clinical presentation; Provides various treatment modalities and theoretical applications based on current clinical standards; Assists individual, groups, and families through the counseling relationship; evaluates and treats mental disorders and other conditions through the use of a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and human development principles; Establishes and conducts appropriate interventions/treatment; Writes appropriate discharge plans based on individual needs of client and follows through with termination process; Provides patient care according to established policies/procedures and professional standards of care; Designs, plans, and implements effective patient education; Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care according to identified needs and manages clients in crisis; Provides accurate and consistent documentation of patient care/response in the medical record; Presents cases in clinical team meetings in a clear, concise, and clinically relevant manner; Completes all documentation within facility-established timeframes; Coordinates discharge planning and plan of care with next provider; Working with substance use population

Requirements

Master's Degree in a relevant human services field such as Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy from an accredited school of graduate education required; Must be fully licensed with an LCAS and LCSW or LCMHC; Successful completion of CPI and CPR training required within 90 days of hire; Must have good therapeutic communication skills; Requires verbal and written communication in English; Intact sight and hearing with or without assistive devices is required; Repetitive wrist motion and occasional lifting of 10-20 pounds; Prolonged periods of sitting reviewing medical records and completing documentation; Requires extensive walking throughout the facility

Nice to have

Clinical experience preferred; Case management experience with the Serious and Persistent Mental Illness population and/or experience working with substance abuse preferred

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program