Clinician (Licensed)

About the role

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Clinician to join our residential behavioral health team serving adolescents with complex emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and trauma-related needs. In this role, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, crisis intervention, and clinical leadership while working alongside a multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping youth heal, grow, and achieve lasting success.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial, diagnostic, trauma, behavioral health, family systems, and risk assessments.
  • Evaluate adolescents presenting with complex psychiatric, behavioral, developmental, substance use, and trauma-related concerns.
  • Develop diagnostic impressions consistent with DSM-5 standards.
  • Identify clinical needs and recommend evidence-based interventions and treatment approaches.
• Individual, Family & Group Therapy
  • Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy using evidence-based treatment modalities, including:
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed interventions
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Family Systems approaches
  • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans addressing:
  • Psychiatric symptoms
  • Behavioral concerns
  • Trauma experiences
  • Family functioning
  • Treatment goals and progress
• Crisis Intervention & Risk Management
  • Serve as a clinical leader during behavioral health crises and high-risk situations involving:
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Self-injurious behaviors
  • Homicidal ideation
  • Aggression
  • Elopement risk
  • Psychosis
  • Significant emotional dysregulation
  • Develop and oversee safety plans, crisis response strategies, and stabilization interventions.
  • Provide consultation and clinical guidance to residential and direct-care staff regarding crisis management and behavioral interventions.
• Documentation & Regulatory Compliance
  • Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with:
  • Organizational policies
  • Payer requirements
  • State regulations
  • Accreditation standards
  • Professional ethical guidelines
  • Maintain assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, risk assessments, discharge summaries, and clinical correspondence.
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA, Medicaid requirements, licensing regulations, and professional ethics standards.
• Collaboration & Care Coordination
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment team members to ensure coordinated care.
  • Support continuity of care and discharge planning to promote successful community reintegration.
  • Partner with families and guardians, child welfare agencies, juvenile justice representatives, schools, healthcare providers, community partners, and referral sources.
• Family Engagement
  • Facilitate family therapy and caregiver involvement throughout treatment.
  • Provide psychoeducation related to diagnoses, treatment interventions, behavioral strategies, and developmental needs.
  • Support family engagement to improve treatment participation and outcomes.
• Professional Leadership
  • Mentor pre-licensed clinicians and interns as appropriate.
  • Maintain active licensure and professional competency through continuing education and professional development.
  • Participate in supervision, peer consultation, trainings, and organizational initiatives.
  • Adhere to all professional codes of ethics, regulatory standards, and scope-of-practice requirements.

Requirements

• Master's degree or higher in:
  • Social Work
  • Counseling
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Related Behavioral Health field
• Must have active clinical licensure, including:
  • LPC-ALSWMFT-T
  • State equivalent credentials
• Or independent licensure, including:
  • LPC
  • LMHC
  • LCSW/LISW
  • LMFT
  • State equivalent credentials

Preferred

• Independent clinical licensure.
• Certification or advanced training in:
  • TF-CBT
  • EMDR
  • DBT
  • Other evidence-based treatment modalities
• Experience working in:
  • Residential treatment
  • Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF)
  • Inpatient behavioral health
  • Intensive community-based services
  • Child welfare settings

Core Competencies

• Advanced Clinical Assessment & Diagnostic Expertise
• Clinical Judgment & Decision-Making
• Adolescent Behavioral Health Treatment
• Trauma-Informed & Resilience-Oriented Care
• Crisis Intervention & Risk Management
• Family Systems Engagement
• Clinical Leadership & Consultation
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Professional Ethics & Confidentiality

Work Environment

• Residential behavioral health treatment setting serving adolescents with significant emotional, behavioral, psychiatric, and trauma-related needs.
• Regular exposure to crisis situations requiring calm, immediate, and clinically appropriate intervention.
• Frequent collaboration with treatment teams, families, community providers, and external systems of care.
• May require flexible scheduling, including evening, weekend, or on-call responsibilities based on operational needs.

Additional Expectations

• Maintain all required licensure and continuing education requirements.
• Uphold trauma-informed, ethical, and client-centered practices.
• Participate in supervision, training, and ongoing professional development activities.

Pay

$65,000 to $75,000

Schedule

9a–5p, Monday–Friday