Clinician Associate Licensed

JOB SUMMARY

Under general supervision, assess, screens, and counsels clients in an intensive outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse program to enhance, meet, or restore a client’s functioning capacity. Works with a multi-disciplinary team that provides individual and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation to adult mental health and substance abuse clients. Provides case management and develops client-driven treatment plans. Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention, including those who are homicidal, suicidal, or exhibit life-threatening behaviors, determines necessity for involuntary commitment and may partake in executing orders of involuntary commitment. Complete assessments, manage a case load, complete treatment plans, and obtain authorization for services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ASSESSES/SCREENS MORE COMPLEX CASES

• Performs thorough bio psychosocial assessment of the less complex to more complex clients and documents the assessment within agency guidelines
• Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of client driven treatment planning
• Assesses and documents response to interventions and modifies interventions as needed
• May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of the client
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment in assessment, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
• Seeks clinical supervision as necessary

ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING

• Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with clients and families/significant others
• Conducts individual, family, group counseling /therapy, and educational sessions using evidence-based interventions
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorder treatment
• Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency (through education, training or experience) in client engagement, interviewing and recording

DEVELOPS AND PARTICIPATES IN COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT/CARE PLANNING

• Creates, communicates, and coordinates treatment plan of the more complex client
• Demonstrates expertise in care/planning through objectives, goals and specificity of plan
• Serves as resource to staff in demonstration of up-to-date knowledge of Claratel Behavioral Health, community, regional, and state resources
• Assist treatment team in problem solving regarding needed resources for complex clients
• Insures timely communication with providers through proper exchange of written and verbal communication
• Document referrals, discharges, resources or other issues for problem resolution and/or utilization as required in agency policy
• May serve as a liaison in community resource activities

OPERATIONS:

• Demonstrates data driven decision capabilities with consulting with director
• Demonstrates excellent customer service to internal and external clients
• Assists in maintaining environmental safety and therapeutic milieu for staff and clients

PROFESSIONAL

• Provides highest level of services to clients
• Maintain licensure/certification
• Maintains ethical standards
• Supports clinical leadership to promote best practices
• Actively support agency goals

SKILL, COMPETENCY AND EDUCATION AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree and licensure as an LMSW, LAPC, AMFT, LPC, LMFT or LCSW is required.
• Two years of related work experience, computer proficient and ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrates competency in using evidenced based treatments for mental illness and substance use disorders.

INTER-RELATIONSHIPS

• Able to communicate effectively with co-workers, internal and external customers, and the public.
• Ability to interact and communicate with clients and their families effectively.
• Ability to provide encouragement and motivation to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outpatient mental health clinic office setting – Monday–Friday 8:15am-5:00pm with some evening hours (as determined by clinic needs). Ability to use a computer, telephone, fax, copy and scanning machine.

NEEDED ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to handle self well under stressful situations.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism.
• Ability to communicate well with others.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work within frameworks of a medical model and recovery model.
• Ability to work with co-occurring disorders.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse populations.

Pre-employment drug screening may be required. Selected applicant will be subject of an FBI Criminal History Record Check, and the applicant has the right to challenge the contents of their Criminal History Record Information, should they choose to do so. This employer participates in E-Verify.

For more information visit www.claratel.org/careers/

Claratel Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer regarding disability under VEVRRA and ADA