Behavioral Health Clinician

About the role

Works under the supervision of the Director - Behavioral Health Unit, providing clinical services to adult and geriatric patients in the Behavioral Health Unit. Services include individual and group therapy and participation in interdisciplinary team activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical assessment covering all professional, regulatory, psychosocial, and hospital standards for assigned patients, formulating recommendations for treatment and discharge planning.
• Delivers therapeutic intervention on an individual and group basis.
• Develops and reviews clinical treatment plans.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team case reviews and develops aftercare plans.
• Coordinates referrals to community agencies and aftercare with outpatient providers, family, caseworkers, guardians, facilities, and others as necessary.
• Provides therapeutic intervention for family or others as identified by assessment or as ordered by the Psychiatrist.
• Contributes to program development and staff education as needed.
• Documents appropriately in the medical record per standards and maintains required reports and records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field (Required).
• 1 year of experience in a similar Mental Health setting (Required).
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – State Licensure or Compact State Licensure in designated work location (Required within 3 years).
• Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of staff, leadership, the public, and agency representatives.
• Operate a personal computer and standard office equipment.

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; presents a positive image for the organization.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently, and demonstrates strong facilitation and follow-through skills.
• Interacts professionally, diplomatically, and sensitively while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Moving, walking, balancing, kneeling, crouching, stooping, reaching, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and restraining.
• Travel throughout the Mosaic Life Care complex to meet with users in their environment.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Diagnosing, analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, investigating, and intuiting in the assessment of emotional disorders.
• Creating, revising, integrating, and improvising in treatment planning and psychotherapy.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Hearing and seeing as part of patient assessment and the diagnostic process.

Exposure to Hazards

• Aggressive patients, blood, and body fluids.

About Us

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Benefits

Mosaic Life Care offers a wide array of benefits designed to meet individual employee needs, including concierge services, an employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics, and more. Benefits are paired with competitive compensation and recognition to support employees at any stage of their journey.