Health Care Provider - Urgently hiring

Job Description Summary The Behavioral Health Clinician – Licensed SBHC is an licensed independent Behavioral Health provider who supports students and their families as a CHC employee in a school based clinic and performs diagnostic psychosocial evaluations, develops care plan with clients and their families, offers individual, family, or group therapy as appropriate, and collaborates with psychiatric and/or medical providers who are part of the client’s care team. The clinician will document all clinical interventions in accordance with CHC policy, Joint Commission standards, and state regulatory expectations. This School Based Health Clinician is a full time salaried position that follows a school based calendar, mirroring the school schedule of 195 days per year.

Completes initial behavioral health evaluations; individual, group and family psychotherapy with children and/or adults in an outpatient clinic.

Practices as part of an interdisciplinary, inter-professional team, accepting “warm hand offs” from primary care providers and other members of the health care team, as well as reaching in to the patient population to identify patients potentially in need of Behavioral Health services as flagged by the BH clinical dashboard.

Coordinates as needed with psychiatric consultants for diagnostic and consultative needs; Meets productivity standards as outlined annually during employees performance appraisal review with a focus on quality clinical care.

Encourages clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.

Assess for immediate safety concerns, including: high risk patients/clients who may be at risk for homicide, suicide and domestic violence.

Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge according to state regulatory and joint commission standards.

Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.

Maintain awareness within discipline about new developments in the field

Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.

Licensed clinicians may supervise student interns or other staff working toward obtaining licensure. Unlicensed clinicians are actively working towards obtaining licensure.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Completes all documentation required by state regulations, Joint Commission standards, and CHC Behavioral Health department by laws in a timely manner, included by not limited to intake, prior authorization request, progress notes, treatment plan documentation, and discharge.

Completes reports as required for outside agencies such as DCF, Family Relations, probation, and others with appropriate releases signed by clients.

Licensure / Certification / Registration: LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or Licensed as Clinical Psychologist in State of CT. Professional clinical licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) preferred.

Minimum of two years of experience with outpatients including experience with children and/or adults.

Theoretical orientation consistent with brief, problem-focused therapy

Written and oral bilingual fluency in language spoken by patient population (for example, English/Spanish) preferred.

This position must interface with patients, family members, community agencies and other providers within the organization.

Behavioral Health information is kept in strict confidence. Full access to patient medical records and encounter data. Confidentiality must be maintained according to CHC policies.

Responsibility for client data entry

Access to medical system information.

Confidential patient correspondence.

Full time