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 individuals, 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.

Physical Requirements

• Requires extensive walking throughout the facility.
• Prolonged periods of sitting reviewing medical records and completing documentation.
• Repetitive wrist motion and occasional lifting of 10-20 pounds.
• Requires verbal and written communication in English.
• Intact sight and hearing with or without assistive devices is required.

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 issued an associate licensure and/or certification from the appropriate governing board in the state in which one works within 6 months of employment.
• Successful completion of CPI and CPR training required within 90 days of hire.
• Clinical experience preferred.
• Case management experience with the Serious and Persistent Mental Illness population and/or experience working with substance abuse preferred.
• Must have good therapeutic communication skills.