Outpatient Clinician

Job Summary and Purpose

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!

Essential Job Functions

• Have knowledge of and experience with strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive therapy and therapeutic interventions
• Strength in rapport-building skills, holding supportive boundaries, and working through therapeutic resistance
• Able to complete clinical assessments and trauma-informed, individualized treatment plans
• Capacity to be timely, consistent, and thorough with documentation; completing session notes within 24 hours
• Excellent time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize tasks, and independently manage own schedule
• Willingness to take initiative and aptitude for working in a dynamic environment
• Able to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team
• Possess a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of and ability to implement conflict resolution and crisis intervention skills
• Able to create and maintain healthy boundaries with colleagues and clients
• Facilitate an average of 5 therapy sessions/day for a typical caseload of 28 clients
• Maintain chart compliance per regulatory and funder requirements
• Supports and advances quality improvement efforts through adherence to Tennyson Center policies and procedures, regulator standards, and best practices

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to successfully complete a pre-hire physical
• Implement behavioral interventions as needed
• Must be able to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time in an office setting
• Must be able to drive a motor vehicle

Working Conditions

• If working remotely, must be able to provide telehealth sessions from a confidential location
• In office sessions will be performed at Tennyson Center campus location
• Possibility of occasional home or community-based session location
• Minimal travel requirements
• Schedule is Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday with evening availability on weekdays

Minimum Qualifications

• Master of Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or a graduate degree in a related field
• Licensed in the state of Colorado (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Previous outpatient experience required
• Trauma-informed clinicians required
• All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current Colorado driver's license

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance options
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Mental Health days to regroup & recharge
• Retail Plan with a match up to 4% of your annual salary
• Pet, Legal & Identity Theft insurance options
• HSA & FSA options
• Accident, Critical Illness, Disability & Hospital Indemnity insurance options
• Company paid Life Insurance & AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs