Student, Clinical Placement

Scope of Role

Reporting to the Supervisor, Academic Placement, the Student, Clinical Placement will be successful during their time by engaging in a variety of patient care experiences both in collaboration with clinical providers and under direct supervision. In this role and in alignment with the affiliation agreement from the Student’s Academic Institution, the Student will build professional clinical skills and knowledge to prepare for a profession in a Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy professional role. The Student, will be successful in developing competent and professional skills in both individual and group facilitation as a licensed trainee.

How You’ll Succeed

• Complete two weeks, on-site Signature Health orientation at corporate location.
• Be someone the company can rely on to complete responsibilities which include patient care activities commensurate with their education, ability, and experience.
• All activities are to be conducted under the supervision of an identifiable, appropriately credentialed Signature Health clinical staff member.
• Represents Signature Health professionally, and ethically identifies self as a student to all entities throughout the academic placement period.
• Build strong knowledge of team-based care by engaging in and assisting in coordination of care.
• Be someone who colleagues can rely on to assist in the treatment plan development and ongoing treatment of patients, while maintaining accurate quality.
• Maintains all aspects of HIPAA, promoting patient confidentiality and right to privacy.
• Provides education to patients and family regarding diagnosis, services and integrated health promotion.
• Provides comprehensive and evidence-based clinical services, care, and preventative services to patients.
• Accepts all learning experiences presented and utilizes the academic placement opportunity to explore professional/career specializations.

Requirements

• Current active enrollment in a graduate level program & course requiring onsite direct patient interaction hours with a minimum of 1 clinical placement experience completed.
• Must be in good standing with their academic institution and comply with all Signature Health policy and procedure.
• Registered with the Ohio CSWMFT Board as a Counselor Trainee (CT), Social Work Trainee (SWT) or Marriage & Family Therapy Trainee (MFTT).
• Applicants not currently registered must be eligible for Trainee status on their start date.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Working Conditions

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

Success Profile

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship.

Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee. Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved.

Drug-Free Workplace

This is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.