Social Services Clinician

Pay Range:

Pay Range:$36.46 - $51.29

This position provides a variety of treatment services including individual counseling support to any and all patients from birth to elder as part of the social services department. This position provides clinical services such as intake/diagnostic evaluations, case evaluations, and crisis intervention; as well as acts as a liaison with other agencies as required. This position is a member of the hospital interdisciplinary treatment team and provides direct brief inpatient and outpatient counseling, ensures proper maintenance of clinical records in accordance with insurance regulations and established SEARHC policies and procedures.

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.
* ** Accountabilities
* ** Provide screening, assessment, diagnoses, treatment planning, brief direct therapy and continuing care to individual clients ranging from birth to elderly and their families including children and significant others.  Facilitate or co-facilitate patient care conferences and provide discharge planning.  Provide care coordination, client advocacy, and skill development as needed. Overall provide clinically related chemical dependence and mental health support and referrals based on results of individual assessments.  

Communicate and collaborate with clinical and paraprofessional team to achieve patient treatment goals.  Provide crisis support to patients in the emergency room as consulted during work hours.  Learn the available community resources to make appropriate patient referrals for continuum of care.
* Clinicians who are not yet licensed will receive clinical supervision that meets the requirements stated under the specific license that one is becoming licensed in with documentation of the supervision kept on each person. Clinicians not licensed will provide structured chemical dependency and mental health services with a focus in supervision on providing the appropriate delivery of twelve core functions:  Screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, therapy, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and records keeping, and consultation.
* Maintain complete and accurate records (paper and electronic), case notes, statistics, etc., as required by laws, regulations, agency or institution procedures. As licensed individuals it is each person’s responsibly as outlined in each license to know the regulations of the state for which they are working.  Complete screening, assessments, treatment plans and all other documentation per social service standards. Provide required reports and documentation to the client chart on a timely basis.

Participate and provide assistance in maintaining all state, federal, and industry accreditation laws and standards; as well as SEARHC policies and procedures. Maintain appropriate records in confidential manner according to department policy. Document the provision of services in charting that meets all requirements for the hospital billing requirements.
* Coordinate with other corporate and community social service resources on both programmatic and case work basis to assure appropriate services are utilized for optimum patient care. Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, assist in developing and monitoring treatment plans, and consult with other professional staff regularly as needed.
* Assists with scheduled staff trainings/meetings and help staff integrate new information/practices into delivery of treatment services.
* Attend SEARHC Quality Management trainings, and incorporates concepts and skills into delivery of client services. Assist and complete all billing duties assigned by lead…