Mbh Clinician Specialized

MinUSD $34.34/Hr.MaxUSD $53.23/Hr.Overview

Provides diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient services to adults, children, and families. Plans, organizes, and provides therapy services to clients whose level of functioning indicates they can benefit from outpatient therapy.

Therapist must complete paperwork per agency/setting policies and requirements of funding source. Provides oversight of therapeutic activities and coordination and linkage to other needed services. Ensures continuity of care for high risk persons suffering from mental illness through direct clinical intervention, monitoring and advocacy functions

Must meet following criteria to reach Clinician Specialized status:

• Holds specialized certification to treat specific behavioral health population such as trauma, grief, or personality disorder.
• Provides group services at least twice a week. Group service topics will be identified through agency, community or health system need.

Employee will adhere to the Memorial Health System (MHS) Code of Conduct, the MHS Ethics and Corporate Compliance Plan, MBH policies and procedures, as well as performance standards established by the governing board/administration and accrediting bodies.

Education:

Minimum Master s in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling required, preferably in social services field.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

LCPC, LCSW, or LMFT licensure required

Experience:

Three years clinically licensed experience with SMI/SED population preferred. Verifiable history of providing quality care to clients as indicated by references or demonstrated by internal work history.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Must have computer and keyboarding skills required by position. Must have valid IL driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of automobile insurance. Must pass background checks and drug screen.

• Direct Clinical Services
• Provide 25 billable hours per week to individuals/families/couples/groups within Behavioral Therapy Services.
• Develop initial comprehensive assessment data including clients’ presenting problems, mental status, relevant psychiatric, medical and developmental histories to make decisions regarding diagnosis (per DSM-V), treatment objectives and ongoing treatment plans and/or to provide information and make appropriate referrals to other treatment resources in the community.
• Implement crisis or pre-crisis intervention procedures with potentially suicidal, homicidal, or severely disabled clients. Make appropriate referrals to consulting psychiatrists or inpatient psychiatric facilities to prevent further destabilization.
• Interview collateral contacts, previous and current treatment professionals, and significant others, to further establish a database for assessment and ongoing treatment plan as needed.
• Clarify priority problems, goals for change, and session limits according to agency policy to assist clients in developing appropriate expectations for treatment in relationship to the agency. Use a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment approaches and interventions to change targeted behaviors and stabilize adaptive behaviors with individuals, couples, and families.
• Manage the termination process and discharge planning to enhance clients’ abilities to retain treatment changes and/or use other available support services.
• May perform projective and objective psychological testing on patients of all age ranges, as assigned.
• May organize, plan, and participate in therapy groups for victims of sexual abuse and/or their families, as assigned
• Complete concurrent documentation at time of service with clients.
• Client Information System
• Establish appropriate professional files, including: comprehensive assessments, progress notes, treatment objectives and plans, previous treatment records, clients  consent to current treatment and for exchange of information.
• Complete required administrative forms. Collect necessary information for billing and fee collection.
• Provide necessary client information to other agencies or health care providers to coordinate services to identified clients.
• May prepare necessary documents/reports for DCFS as needed.
• Consultation/Network…