Clinical Screener II - LCSW​/LCPC

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family‑centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay. La Rabida’s not‑for‑profit hospital is licensed for 49 beds and offers comprehensive rehabilitative, developmental, and forensic services, as well as early intervention for children 0–3 years of age.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient‑centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings.

Integrated Assessment Clinical Screener

Serves as Integrated Assessment Clinical Screener, utilizing program‑specific assessment instruments to establish measures of child/client functioning and determine the types of community and social supports required. Administers clinical interviews for the IA program to clients (children), parents, and other adults in the child’s life; creates IA template reports and provides other services necessary to assess the child and implement a care plan.

• Reviews all prior documentation/records related to the case and integrates this information into IA report(s). Administers the Integrated Assessment screening/interviews to children who are DCFS youth and caregivers/foster parents, parents and other adults, to determine the services needed to provide required help and optimize permanency outcomes.
• Administers all required tools based on the appropriate age/role and completes required referrals, submitting tools to DCFS by federal/contract mandate.
• Writes the IA template report on all cases summarizing all historical information, integrating interview data, medical data, juvenile court information, DCFS investigative information, and other agency data.
• Presents the written report to the IA Clinical Lead or IA Program Director for review and supervision; meets with Clinical Lead once per week.
• Meets with Permanency Worker/Supervisor to discuss findings, develop the service plan, and prepare for family meetings. Attends family meetings for 30 days after staffing.
• Completes and submits Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) forms as outlined in IA policies and ensures closed case files include all vital information within 14 days of SACWIS entry.
• Maintains ongoing communication with the Permanency Worker, supervisor, and family members throughout the interview/screening and writing process.
• Attends and participates in LRCH IA case consultations and monthly training discussions.

• Participates in quality assurance activities by submitting the weekly contact sheet.
• Participates in research activities ensuring all information is included in the IA report.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• LCPC, LSW, LCSW, or Ph.D./Psy.
  
  D. (must be licensed in Illinois).
• Psychologist must have completed an APA accredited internship in clinical child or pediatric psychology.
• Three years of post‑graduate experience with the population of children served by this program; child welfare experience highly desirable.
• Illinois Clinical Licensure and a valid driver’s licence.
• Excellent verbal and written abilities and a high level of computer skills.
• Excellent communicator and team player.
• Bi‑lingual in Spanish highly preferred.
• Employee must maintain automobile insurance; recommended limits: automobile liability $100,000 per person per accident, bodily injury $300,000 aggregate per accident, property damage $50,000 per accident, automobile medical payments $1,000 per person.
• This is a grant‑funded position and not eligible for hospital‑issued increases; the position will terminate if grant funding ends.

• Grant‑funded position; closed upon termination of funding.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Other

Hospitals and Health Care