Behavioral Health Clinician
The Behavioral Health Clinician is a key member of the therapeutic team at Cedar Knolls House. He/She/They are responsible for supplying necessary, culturally sensitive clinical interventions within the realm of the program. The Behavioral Health Clinician works closely with the division's medical, milieu, psychiatric and psychology staff, to ensure appropriate evaluations and treatment interventions for the youth.
Key Essential Functions:
- Meet with assigned residents for weekly sessions, engage and remain in contact with their parents, ensure home visits are conducted, vocational/educational, psychiatric, recreational services are provided.
- Identifying and providing access to specific concrete services and community resources.
- Engage families in planning for service.
- Advocate, as necessary, with external resources such as mental health providers, treatment facility, FCLS, community members etc. on behalf of the residents.
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling both on-site at Cedar Knolls House for young women 17-21 years old.
- Liaise between program, family court, ACS, case planners, youth's family members, and relevant community members.
- Attend other planned ACS and school conferences, as well as court hearings.
Team Process:
- Participate in weekly team meetings, and may lead the meeting on occasion.
- Prepare integrative treatment plan, based on all assessments from the other professionals.
- Ensure follow-up as necessary from meetings.
- Conduct meetings to ensure proper treatment, progress in program and coordination of goals.
- Provide psychoeducation and intervention support to Direct Support Professionals.
- Work with Direct Support Professionals to enhance communication and cooperation between them and consumer families.
- Provide crisis intervention, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Documentation:
- Complete paperwork, including case notes, FASPs, and court reports, in a timely manner.
- Complete psychosocial assessment within the first 30 days of youth's admission.
- Participate in audit preparation.
Core Competencies:
- Commitment to recovery-oriented trauma-informed practice
- Embraces youth-guided family-driven care
- Promotes teamwork
- Takes initiative
- Liaise between department staff and middle managers/administration
- Good interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
- Solution focused
- Uses data to inform & guide practice
- Values and demonstrates cultural competency
- Values professional development and participation in clinical supervision and training
Educational/Training Requirements:
- License Masters in Social Work, (LMSW), with a minimum of one year of relevant experience with similar population. Or LCSW certification required.
- Valid Driver's License required.
- Spanish speaking a plus.
Computer Skills Requirements:
- Knowledge of electronic medical systems or CONNECTIONS preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Word.
- Aptitude for learning new systems and application software.
Work Environment/Physical Effort:
- Travel in the community with residents utilizing agency vehicle.
- Engage in physical activities with the youth.
- Office-based work environment in busy community based mental health clinic.
Salary:
$74,000 - Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403B Retirement Plan, 3 weeks PTO to start, CEU's with no cost to you.