Clinician (SNH / HH / Pathways) (50821)

Clinician (SNH / HH / Pathways)

Chalan Pago - 406 MaiMai Rd - Chalan Pago, GU 96910

Overview

Salary Range $20.00 - $22.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Education Level Graduate Degree

Description

Position Summary:

Person in this position will be responsible for providing behavioral health services to at-risk adolescents in Guam.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinating interventions with adolescents, acting as an intervention specialist;
• Provide clinical assessments and interventions for adolescents and families;
• Provide individual, group and family therapy, based on need (divorce, grief, etc.) maintaining a full case load, based on behavioral health standards and ethics;
• Provide follow-up and implementation of reintegration plans for adolescents who are returning to school from hospitalization and/or facility stays, and comprehensive follow-up to all clients served;
• Participate in meetings as necessary (Staffing, Trainings, IEPs, Community Forums, Etc.);
• Enhance awareness of behavioral health needs, services; and promote community understanding of behavioral health and to enhance community response to behavioral health concerns;
• Maintain date on person served;
• Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk adolescents' characteristics/needs, and with collaborating agency referral guidelines;
• Be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and provide assistance with this process and appropriate;
• Possess behavioral modification training and knowledge or crisis intervention techniques;
• Foster effective communication with adolescents, parent(s) and other staff members;
• Possess effective organizational and time management skills;
• Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation; and
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

Certifications/Licensures:

• Must possess or be eligible and working towards Guam License as LMFT, LPC, or LCSW.

Education:

• Master's degree in psychology, counseling, or social work.

Experience and Competencies:

• Two (2) years of experience in providing direct counseling services to persons with alcohol and/or drug problems is preferred;
• Intake and assessment experience is preferred;
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion;
• Ability to work well in a team environment;
• Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to standards governing confidentiality;
• Professional appearance and demeanor;
• Must be sensitive to the populations served;
• Valid driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain WestCare's vehicle insurance are required; and
• CPR Certification and First Aid Certification.

Working Conditions:

• Work is primarily performed in an office or residential treatment setting; and
• Some outdoor activities may be required.

Essential Physical and Mental Demands of the Job

The employee must be able to perform the following essential duties and activities with or

without accommodation:

Physical Demands:

• Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds. Use of computer and telephone systems is required which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files). Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations through the use of approved physical de-escalation techniques.
• Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate detailed information through oral communication.
• Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of the employee's essential job functions and to observe client behavior and activities in and out of the facility.

• The normal work routine involves no exposure to human blood, body fluids or tissues. However, exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate personal protective equipment will be readily available to every employee.

Mental Demands:

• Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions.
• Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients, co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels in order to exchange ideas, information, instructions and opinions.
• Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally charged settings.
• The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally abusive situations through the use of approved mental/verbal de-escalation techniques.