MBH CLINICIAN SPECIALIZED

About the Role

Provides diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient services to adults, children, and families. Plans, organizes, and delivers therapy services to clients whose level of functioning indicates they can benefit from outpatient therapy. Ensures continuity of care for high-risk persons suffering from mental illness through direct clinical intervention, monitoring, and advocacy functions.

To reach Clinician Specialized status, the therapist must hold specialized certification to treat specific behavioral health populations such as trauma, grief, or personality disorder, and provide group services at least twice a week based on agency, community, or health system need.

Responsibilities

• Provide 25 billable hours per week to individuals, families, couples, and groups within Behavioral Therapy Services.
• Develop initial comprehensive assessment data, including clients’ presenting problems, mental status, and relevant psychiatric, medical, and developmental histories to determine diagnosis (per DSM-V), treatment objectives, and ongoing treatment plans.
• Implement crisis or pre-crisis intervention procedures with potentially suicidal, homicidal, or severely disabled clients, including referrals to consulting psychiatrists or inpatient psychiatric facilities.
• Interview collateral contacts, previous and current treatment professionals, and significant others to establish a database for assessment and ongoing treatment planning.
• Clarify priority problems, goals for change, and session limits according to agency policy to assist clients in developing appropriate expectations for treatment.
• Use a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment approaches and interventions to change targeted behaviors and stabilize adaptive behaviors with individuals, couples, and families.
• Manage the termination process and discharge planning to enhance clients’ abilities to retain treatment changes and/or use other available support services.
• Perform projective and objective psychological testing on patients of all age ranges, as assigned.
• Organize, plan, and participate in therapy groups for victims of sexual abuse and/or their families, as assigned.
• Complete concurrent documentation at the time of service with clients.
• Establish and maintain professional client files, including assessments, progress notes, treatment objectives and plans, previous treatment records, and consent forms.
• Complete required administrative forms, collect billing information, and provide necessary client information to other agencies or healthcare providers to coordinate services.
• Prepare documents/reports for DCFS as needed and maintain weekly contact with DCFS caseworkers for case review, as assigned.
• Provide expert testimony regarding child sexual abuse and/or supportive documentation as required.
• Engage in teamwork functions, develop cooperative relationships with external stakeholders, and adhere to agency policies and accreditation standards.
• Embody Memorial Health System’s Performance Excellence Standards: Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling required, preferably in the social services field.
• LCPC, LCSW, or LMFT licensure required.
• Three years of clinically licensed experience with SMI/SED population preferred.
• Verifiable history of providing quality care to clients.
• Computer and keyboarding skills required by the position.
• Valid IL driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of automobile insurance.
• Must pass background checks and drug screen.

Pay

USD $34.34/Hr. – Max USD $53.23/Hr.