Community Services Clinician

Job Details:

Job Location:

Hope Street - Providence, RI 02904, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Travel Percentage:
Road Warrior, Job Shift: Day, FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Provides trauma-focused diagnostic assessments and enhanced evidence-based services for children, youth and their caregivers in the community and in the office using evidence-based practices such as Trauma Systems Therapy (TST), Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Collaborates on cases with case managers, psychiatric team, and other service providers to ensure best client care. Provides emergency crisis intervention/assessment as needed.

Works as part of a trauma-focused multidisciplinary team to implement evidence-based practices with fidelity.

• Implement EBPs such as TST, PCIT and DBT in the home and community with assigned children, youth, and their families
• Participate in client and family initial assessments
• Evaluate treatment process on an ongoing basis
• Collaborate with case managers and other service providers to ensure clients/family's needs are being met
• Provide emergency crisis intervention services with, and on behalf of, clients and families as needed
• Build and maintain positive, working relationships with community organizations and service providers
• Schedule appointments with clients and families based on client's needs
• Participate in on-going training to ensure fidelity to the model
• Maintain confidentiality of clients and families
• Transport clients and families as needed
• Provide sensitivity to clients and families cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues and diversity
• Serve as a positive role model to clients and colleagues
• Maintain or exceed productivity expectations
• Prepare for and participate in Utilization Management Case Review process as scheduled
• Complies with FSRI policies, including those relating to HIPAA and CCBHC
• Complete all required documentation within required time frames
• Proficient in using an electronic health record as well as project-specific software
• Participates in all meetings as required by the team, supervisors and necessary for the role both internally and externally
• Maintain confidentiality of clients at all times
• Attend and participate in all required program and agency trainings
• Approaches all work through a trauma and diversity and inclusion lens
• Participates in the Agency’s on-call emergency services provision as scheduled including but not limited to after hours, holidays and weekends at minimum once per quarter
• Performs additional responsibilities consistent with Agency needs, defined in consultation with supervisor(s)

• Master’s degree in human services (psychology, social work, marriage/family, etc) required
• Required to be licensed or eligible to be licensed in Rhode Island as a Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist or Mental Health Counselor
• Experience working with children exposed to trauma preferred
• Skilled in operating various medical record software and hardware, word-processing, and database software programs
• Spanish Speaking preferred and is compensated
• Flexible schedule with some evenings
• Excellent multitasking and communication skills a must
• Ability to work independently and part of a team
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

• Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, registration and auto insurance
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs…