Clinician I

About the role

The Clinician will provide treatment to eligible clients and/or their families who have chronic mental health needs and/or serious mental illness with Endeavors Behavioral Health Department. The Clinician will have training and experience in trauma-focused treatment and co-occurring disorders. They will be proficient in providing individual, couples, and family therapy, with an emphasis on delivering evidence-based care. Provide support to clients to include referrals, scheduling appointments, continuity of care and access to appropriate services.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of an assigned Licensed Clinician as required by Texas Behavioral Executive Council (BHEC), provide direct care including a variety of mental health services for individuals and groups.
• Complete appropriate risk assessment, risk mitigation and monitoring.
• Complete comprehensive mental health/ psychosocial assessments, case conceptualizations, diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning, measurement-based assessments, maintain appropriate clinical documentation in Electronic Health Record (EHR) or equivalent and facilitate effective discharge planning.
• Deliver trauma informed, evidence-based treatments in collaboration with the Endeavors Wellness Model.
• Maintain at least 50% Direct Client Service Time
• Collaborates and coordinates with the client, caregiver, physicians, director, case management and all other disciplines of the Behavioral Health Department or in the community to provide the best care possible.
• Support and/or attend outreach events to highlight Endeavors Behavioral Health services to raise awareness with community partners and other potential stakeholders and encourage referrals.
• Attend weekly Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDT), clinical consultation and administrative meetings.
• Complete annual required trainings.
• Maintain clinical competencies.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate Exceptional customer service, in Everything you do, by placing the child, family, Veteran or client first to support our mission to "Empower people to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities."

Qualifications

• Education: Equivalent to a Master’s degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family counseling, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: 2 years of professional experience working in mental health counseling, psychotherapy, and/or related social services in a public, certified private welfare, or health agency preferred. Experience working with adults, couples, and families is required; Knowledge in DSM-5-TR (or latest DSM edition available) diagnoses to include PTSD diagnosis and treatment is required; ability to obtain certification or documented proficiency in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing within 6 months of employment. Ability to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certificate of completion within