Clinical Manager

Clinical Manager

The Clinical Manager for the Midland County Juvenile Justice Center is responsible for providing case management services and clinical services for juveniles who have behavioral health issues that require assessment, diagnosis and treatment. The Clinical Manager also coordinates services between community health treatment providers and youth who have been referred to the Juvenile Probation Department and/or who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide clinical services (assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health and/or substance abuse issues using DSM-V-TR criteria) to juveniles involved with the Department
• Provide case management for detained juveniles who are receiving services from Texas Tech Psychiatry or other community psychiatric service providers
• Coordinate appropriate crisis intervention services for juveniles identified as high risk for suicide or in mental health crisis and detained in Culver Detention Center
• Provide individual counseling to youth under supervision with the juvenile probation department
• Supervise volunteer practicum students from community colleges or universities who are providing behavioral health services to juveniles referred to Juvenile Probation or detained in the Juvenile Detention Center
• Serve as one of the Department's Preceptors for the Texas Tech Psychiatry Fellowship program to provide forensic site experiences
• Consult with Texas Tech Psychiatry Fellows and Physicians providing psychiatric services to juveniles involved with the Department
• Coordinate all referrals made to Texas Tech Psychiatry for outpatient psychiatric services
• Provide consultation for Supervision and Probation Officers and other staff regarding juveniles with mental health issues
• Serve as point of contact for contract nursing staff and/or JSO staff for psychotropic medication management
• Review mental health screening instrument (MAYSI-2) results for juveniles requiring a secondary screening and make appropriate recommendations and/or referrals for intervention, as needed
• Provide recommendations to the facility administrator regarding suicide risk levels of juveniles detained in Culver Detention Center
• Consult with facility administration to review the detention center's written suicide prevention plan at least once a year
• Serve on Department Case Staffing team

Requires master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related field with a current license as a LPC, LMSW, LCSW, LMFT or Licensed Psychologist in the State of Texas. Minimum of three years of experience working with adolescents in a clinical, school or juvenile justice setting.

This is a non-supervisory position.

To perform this job successfully, an 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 can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have knowledge of professional psychological counseling; knowledge of developmental stages of adolescents; knowledge of diagnoses and medications; knowledge of Texas Family Code and Texas Health and Safety Code, and knowledge of basic individual and group counseling techniques; knowledge of the Juvenile Justice systems; knowledge of case management practices; knowledge of mediation and behavior modification techniques; knowledge of social services delivery network; knowledge of multi-disciplinary treatment approaches and evidence based practices.

Operate computers, including work processing and spreadsheet applications; organize and prioritize tasks to be assigned and completed; read and write instructions, legal documents, reports, letters, and other documents using proper format and grammar. Analyze various situations and determine best solutions; supervise work of others, recognizing problems and recommending solutions; physically restrain other individuals; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, juveniles and their families, and the public.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds, such as files, stacks of records, or other similar objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working conditions are in an office environment or juvenile detention facility. Must be able to react professionally and safely under potential or actual volatile conditions. The employee frequently faces difficult and stressful situations. The employee is required to change tasks frequently and to perform work with sensitive information. The employee frequently is required to work under time pressures to meet deadlines, to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and to work closely with others as part of a and/or as a leader of a team. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.