Mental Health Clinician III

About the role

Job summary: Conducts individual, couple and group counseling services, documenting progress, utilizing short term model in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible and serve on‑duty walk‑ins, crisis, as well as general information and crisis telephone calls. Provides clinical supervision to unlicensed staff clinicians and/or interns.

The Center’s mission is to build a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society. As the nation’s largest and most experienced provider of LGBT medical and mental health services, the department helps LGBTQ people lead healthier, happier lives by keeping their minds and body well, offering free or low‑cost services, and operating as a Federally Qualified Health Center with LGBTQ‑specialized primary care providers and a research team advancing community care.

Position is 50% part‑time, non‑exempt, union role with a 90‑day probation period.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, couple and group counseling services for clients presenting to the MHS and document progress in the client’s record immediately following the session.
• Utilize short term model in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible; must receive supervisor concurrence to extend sessions beyond the short‑term model protocol.
• Provide two hours of group supervision and individual supervision to two unlicensed staff clinicians and/or interns each week, as needed.
• Serve on‑duty for designated hours each week to handle walk‑ins (crisis or non‑crisis) and general information and crisis telephone calls; may complete intake at the time of seeing a walk‑in client if deemed appropriate.
• Conduct intakes, preparing required documentation.
• Participate in the multi‑disciplinary Clinical Case Conference, presenting assigned cases as they come due for review.
• Make appropriate referrals to services inside and outside the Center (e.g., psychiatric evaluation) and follow up with clients to assure referral appropriateness and continuity of care.
• Participate in and/or take a leadership role in the Quality Improvement process practiced in the Clinic.
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