Child & Family School Based Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

  SIGN on BONUS available for FT employees! $3.000 payable ($1,500 at 6 months and $1,500 at 12 months).

General Purpose

The School-based Mental Health Specialist (SBMHS)/Child and Family Clinician provides school personnel with training, consultation, and implementation planning to promote mental health and well-being for school aged children and adolescents across our region. This position also provides and oversees the provision of psychosocial and mental health care in school and office settings for selected clients and families.

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Level II and Level III

• Provides comprehensive intake assessments and develops treatment plans for clients.
• Provides risk assessment and intervention as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Refers to and coordinates with appropriate emergency services.
• Continually assesses client’s behavioral health status.
• Provides evidence-based intervention strategies to improve client functioning and adherence.
• Acts as the lead liaison between client, psychiatrist, and other key providers for clients.
• Provides group therapy, with content determined by client/clinic needs.
• Provides individual and family therapy services to clients and their families determined by client/clinic needs.
• Provide resources as needed to encourage client’s progress in accomplishing treatment goals.
• Collaborate with medical providers and/or additional service providers to coordinate care.
• Provide a care management approach around psychosocial/behavioral health needs.
• Work as part of a generalist team of clinicians.
• Documents in EHR all patient contacts and other important clinical information.
• Use the multi-tiered systems of mental health support (MTSS) framework to partner with school personnel to enhance mental health prevention, education, and consultation support. 
• Complete evidence-based needs assessments to identify opportunities in programming and to determine school-based interventions to meeting the identified area of need. 
• Provide training, assistance, and consultation to schools to assist with implementation of mental health initiatives based on data from needs assessment and MTSS framework.
• Train school staff on mental health initiatives. 
• Provide consultation as needed and refer to community resources as appropriate. 
• Attend monthly Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) SBMHS Supervision Meetings.
• Coordinate the delivery of mental health trainings and train school staff to deliver these trainings on an ongoing basis.
• Complete all required reporting and documentation including monthly and quarterly reports. 
• Serves as an information resource to clinical team.
• Participates in job-related training sessions and seminars.
• Attends required staff meetings.
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Duties (if any)

• None

Job Qualifications

Level II and Level III

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Possesses excellent organizational skills.
• Knowledge of specific medical/psychiatric illnesses, procedures and treatments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation skills necessary to work within a team.
• Ability to provide rapid clinical psychosocial assessments and brief, short or long-term treatment.
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated competency in age specific behaviors
• Knowledge of community agencies/resources.
• Ability to advocate/negotiate systems for/with patients.
• Ability to prioritize decisions based upon multiple criteria and identifiable standards.
• Ability to multitask under stressful situations.  
• Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office Software.
• Ability to work in a busy, high-stress environment.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to interpret rules and regulations and read and understand client records.
• Ability to work tactfully and effectively with all constituents.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports using correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Ability to maintain objectivity and confidentiality.

Education or Formal Training:

Level II

• Master’s degree in social work, clinical psychology, or closely related field.

Level III (must meet the above requirements and following requirements)

• Colorado license required (LPC, LAC, LCSW, LMFT).

Experience

Level II and Level III

• 2-3 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health professional; or combination of training, education, experience, and licensure that is equivalent and provides the required knowledge and abilities.

Pay Range begins with one clinical license and ends with dual clinical licenses

• Unlicensed: $58,000.00 - $68,000.00
• Licensed: $75,100.48 - $79,053.10
• Dual-Licensed: $79,600.46 - $83,553.10

Additional Information:

• Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8am-5pm 

Working Conditions and Other Conditions of Employment

Working Environment:

This job operates in a fast-paced, professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. The position may require travel to conferences, meetings and branch locations on a regular or intermittent basis. Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises. In the health center environment, there is potential for contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases, as well as potential for contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals. There could be interaction with persons who are mentally ill, disabled, elderly and emotionally upset.

Physical Activities:

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is a largely sedentary role but can involve standing or sitting for extended periods of time, bending at the waist, and using hands and fingers to handle and file papers or operate assigned equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee may also have to lift 10 to 25 lbs. unassisted.

Conditions of Employment:

• Annual TB, federally required drug screening, and Influenza vaccination or compliance with policy and procedure.
• Required possession of a valid state driver's license.
• Successful candidate must submit to and pass, post-offer drug screen, background check, and FBI Fingerprint check.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.