CMHC Clinic Manager and Field Experience Coordinator

CMHC Clinic Manager And Field Experience Coordinator

Founded in 1895, Bushnell University provides a holistic Christian education, fostering wisdom, faith, and service in its students. In joining the staff here, you will be part of an academic community that seeks to cultivate your faith while you make a difference in the lives of our students. Bushnell is the largest private university in Eugene's vibrant university district, which also includes the University of Oregon.

Eugene is a college town small enough to know your neighbors and large enough to offer fantastic arts, entertainment, dining, healthcare, and educational opportunities. It is also an ideal place to enjoy the beautiful Pacific Northwest, being just one hour from the Oregon Coast, one hour from the Cascade Mountains, and less than two hours from Portland and the Columbia River Gorge.

The full-time implementation of this position combines two major roles of Counseling Clinic Management and Student Clinical Field Experience Coordination. The Clinic Manager oversees Bushnell's mental health clinic, which serves Bushnell students, and Eugene area residents. As an effective CMHC program team member, the Clinical Field Experience Coordinator's role is to help create and coordinate all CMHC student Internship and Practicum placements (practicum and Internship students, practicing under supervision of experienced professionals, treat children, individuals, couples, and families of all backgrounds and beliefs).

The Clinic Field Experience Coordinator will collaborate with the Director of the CMHC program and CMHC faculty and staff to cultivate relationships and partnerships for placement sites; maintain an orderly and productive work environment; and model effective professional communication and interpersonal skills with both internal and with external entities. This person may serve on departmental, or university committees as assigned by the Dean of the College of Health Professions or VPAA.

Position may be split into two, half-time positions if needed.

• Integration:
  Provide an excellent role model of wisdom, faith, and service; contribute to the integration of faith and learning on campus. Liaise with university staff and faculty as necessary.
• Clinical Field
  
  Experience:
  
  Maintain student files for the CMHC program using electronic databases. Cultivate relationships with internship placement sites and referrals. Develop and monitor practicum and intern student placements and schedules. Review and collaborate with the Program Director for CMHC to develop or amend clinic and field experience manuals and protocols. Attend Faculty and Staff meetings in CMHC and CHP. Schedule and facilitate non-clinical staff meetings, annual Internship Fair.
  
  Aid during crisis situations, including helping to locate supervisory personnel. Ensures that the program provides a Fieldwork Handbook to all students and fieldwork site supervisors detailing requirements, expectations, policies, and procedures, including: CACREP standards and definitions related to supervised practicum and internship, supervision agreement, evaluation procedures and requirements, and policy for student retention, remediation, and dismissal from the program. Written supervision agreements: define the roles and responsibilities of the faculty supervisor, field experience site supervisor, and student during practicum and internship;
  
  include emergency procedures; and detail the format and frequency of consultation between the counselor education program and the site to monitor student learning. The counselor education program provides orientation to fieldwork site supervisors regarding program requirements and expectations. The counselor education program provides professional development opportunities to fieldwork site supervisors. During entry-level professional practice experiences, the counselor education program engages in consultation with the fieldwork site supervisor to monitor student learning and performance in accordance with the supervision agreement.
• Counseling Clinic Management:
  Facilitate quality assessment analysis and reporting. Meet regularly with the CMHC Program Director. Schedule in-service training for professional and student staff, as necessary to support a well-functioning clinic. Support students leads who manage front desk, calls and intakes. Assign clients to student providers. Market and represent the Counseling Clinic to the campus and community. Facilitate and coordinate facilities maintenance services and technology services.
  
  Facilitate and coordinate insurance documentation as required for em paneling and payment authorization. Facilitate and coordinate electronic health record software platform. Have input to discretionary spending of Counseling Clinic budget. Ensure maintenance of the clinic (cleanliness, neatness, professional presentation) especially the client waiting room. Focus on prompt scheduling and return of client calls.…