Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Responsibilities

Elwyn seeks a Clinician to be responsible for planning, monitoring, and improving overall clinical services delivered to adults residing in the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Formulate comprehensive assessments for assigned client’s strengths, weaknesses, and areas for development and growth in accordance with program and funding regulations
• Devise a treatment plan, with the client and the treatment team, and assist in implementing the treatment goals and objectives          
• Engage the client in participating in the development of personal goals and objectives for the duration of psychotherapy
• Maintain therapy progress notes
• Maintain contact with treatment team psychiatrist to review and monitor the course of treatment
• Maintain contact with other clinical staff on the treatment team to ensure cohesiveness in treatment
• Provide the necessary psychotherapies in conjunction with medical necessity and client needs through both individual and group sessions
• Assist in crisis intervention and hospitalization as necessary
• Provide assistance, support, and consultation on matters of psychological/therapeutic service and clinical treatment to the mental health services treatment team and others as pertinent
• Train all members of the treatment team on behavioral/treatment plans
• Create, maintain and supervise the behavior/treatment plan with active participation of the interdisciplinary team
• Conduct Functional Behavioral Analysis (FBAs) when necessary, clinical interventions, as well as developing the necessary auxiliary materials to assist assigned clients in their treatment/behavioral goals
• Conduct Managed Care Organizations (MCO) reviews including clinical reviews of clients assigned
• Participate in routine clinical supervision with the Clinical Director
• Attend administrative staff meetings as required
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), crisis intervention and medication administration using agency trained protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned     

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and/or Counseling Psychology
• Two years mental health experience with adults
• Familiarity with application of behavioral analytic treatment approaches
• Knowledge and ability to administer standardized psychological and behavioral assessments
• Ability to analyze and report on behavioral data
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to independently solve problems and make decisions with little or no need for direct supervision
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions
• Must be able to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and crisis intervention using agency-trained protocols
• Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated basic experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; Access, Publisher and report-writer experience preferred
• Must possess a current, valid driver's license in state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record