Residential Clinician

Position Statement:

The Program Clinician is responsible for providing clinical services to youth and families within a designated residential program. This includes a variety of activities, ranging from providing individual, group, and family therapy, to communicating the clinical needs of youth to various stakeholders (e.g., program staff, families, counties, courts, etc.), to partnering with leadership within the residential program. The Program Clinician functions as the primary individual to inform and teach staff members, families, and external representatives about the individual plans of care for youth. This position works a typical work week, with need for flexibility (i.e., flexing hours to potentially work some evenings and/or weekends, when needed) in a manner that best accommodates client, department, and Agency business needs. The Program Clinician can anticipate work weeks that may exceed 40 hours.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as clinical lead in providing and coordinating therapeutic services needed by youth and families with the residential program.
• Perform clinical assessments and documentation within established timeframes, and demonstrate accurate use of grammar, spelling, and syntax.
• Create, monitor, and evaluate treatment plan implementation and progress.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy as needed, per the treatment plan.
• Maintain a positive rapport and professional relationship with youth, family, and all intra- and inter-agency external representatives (i.e., caseworkers, law guardians, other service providers).
• Effectively participate as a member of the program management team.
• Provide education and training to program staff related to the clinical needs of youth.
• Assist the full treatment team in understanding youth holistically; conceptualizing those behaviors directly related to the youth’s placement in the context of familial, community, cultural and developmental experiences.
• Consistently demonstrate and promote principles of Agency wide initiatives, notably those of the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Boys Town Psychoeducational Model (PEM), and other skills-based models.
• Function as part of the "At-Risk" assessment team, which includes periodic on-call (Agency provided cellphone) duties.
• Other Duties as Assigned: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Department & Program Specific Responsibilities:

• Maintain professional standing in the field, discussing those professional needs with Clinical Supervisor, and maintaining professional licensure.
• Demonstrate high level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Manage the paperwork demands of the position within the time frames established.
• Maintain productive and professional relationships with all Agency staff, youth, parents, and community partners.
• Maintain the highest of ethical standards and conduct.
• Regular and timely attendance.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team.