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About the Role

Provides clinical and medical care for Freedom House clients in the crisis unit and outpatient locations, ensuring quality care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct services including screenings, diagnosis, patient placement, consulting, medical administration, and brief therapy.
• Sign patient treatment plans and other necessary forms in a timely manner following medical record procedures.
• Prescribe medications in compliance with program policy and State/MCO and Federal guidelines.
• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to persons served.
• Assist administration in achieving provider status on managed care panels by providing requested information promptly and accurately.
• Ensure appropriate documentation of all contacts.
• Provide treatment planning by preparing the initial diagnosis and collaborating with clinicians to describe client strengths, preferences, needs, and identify treatment goals and strategies.
• Assist with staff medical education as a knowledgeable, effective, and professional presenter.
• Provide crisis intervention and referrals in a prompt, effective, and professional manner.
• Participate in crisis on-call rotation on assigned evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrate flexibility in covering for other providers when needed.
• Coordinate management of the medical component effectively with Program Director, Clinical Supervisor, Medical staff, and administration.
• Provide psychiatric assessments via telepsych when needed.
• Attend in-services, staff meetings, and other staff functions as required by supervisor.
• Comply with Freedom House employment requirements, including monthly documentation of hours worked.
• Maintain a schedule approved by supervisor and demonstrate reliability in work attendance and leave requests.