Therapist/Clinician - Outpatient/Residential

Job Purpose: To provide assessment, counseling, education, and consultation for clients in an outpatient/school based setting. To work directly with a Level III residential facility clientele of at-risk adolescents, their families, and the qualified staff. To perform face-to-face consultation in the facility at a minimum of 4 hours per week as required.

Ensure assessments for all clients served. Provide clinical assessment, counseling, education, and consultation as indicated by referral information.

Assist in developing a comprehensive person-centered plan (PCP).

Provide individual, group, and family therapy to internal clients and community referrals. Provide treatment planning, discharge planning, and timely assessments and referrals to basic or enhanced services as deemed necessary.

Provide individual therapy sessions weekly per residential client as well as one group therapy session weekly and family therapy sessions on an as needed basis.

Attend child and family team meetings as needed for clinical issues needing to be addressed.

Ensure continuity of care through the development of strong collaborative relationships with other agencies, providers, and policy makers.

Provide and conduct educational workshops for internal clients.

Provide clinical consultation to the staff that serves the clients within the facility.

Attend residential staff meetings as necessary.

Participate and facilitate in the clinical learning forums as scheduled for the facility.

Learn, utilize, and teach cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma informed therapies.

Assist clients in progressing through their treatment by providing individual and family therapies.

Collaborate with clinical director, medical director, quality improvement director, and key clinical staff to ensure that clinical experience is available at all levels of organization.

Write clinical justifications for continued service authorization.

Maintain a caseload of 50 or more clients and provide between 24 and 34 billable events on a weekly basis.

Communication with legal guardians. DSS, parents, DJJ, etc.

Assist in maintaining quality of care standards for the clinical programming.

Participate in the rotation of clinical consultation for emergency on-call situations.

Assist with the design and support the implementation of treatment protocols employed in service delivery.

Ensure fidelity to service models and service quality. Identify and implement, as appropriate, Evidence Based Practice/Best Practice protocols.

Provide and ensure appropriate and timely documentation of all services, including completion of service notes within 24 hours of event.

Provide training as assigned by the clinical director. Assist in the development of plans and protocols for new clinical and program staff training and supervision.

Attend weekly/monthly/quarterly clinical supervision with the clinical director.

Participate in quality improvement program including health and safety.

Display good communication and feedback within a team dynamic.

Professionalism in all areas of work, including client and co-worker relationships.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum 2 years experience in full-time, direct service experience to include face-to-face treatment and interventions as demonstrated by having provided service for a caseload of individuals with a primary mental health or substance abuse disorder diagnosis.

Provisionals considered with supervision included.

All employment contingent upon satisfactory results of background check and drug screening.