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Behavioral Health Clinician II
The Behavioral Health Clinician II is a licensed independent provider who performs diagnostic psychosocial evaluations, develops care plans with clients and their families, offers individual, family, or group therapy as appropriate, collaborates with psychiatric and/or medical providers who are part of the client's care team, and documents all clinical interventions in accordance with CHC policy, Joint Commission standards, and state regulatory expectations. The position is primarily focused on direct client care but may include supervision of unlicensed staff and/or students.
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.
Shares in the Behavioral Health On-Call for after-hours coverage and daily clinic call.
Coordinates as needed with psychiatric consultants for diagnostic and consultative needs; Clinically supervises unlicensed Behavioral Health staff as assigned.
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.
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 and locks all reports as required for outside agencies such as DCF, Family Relations, probation, and others with appropriate releases signed by clients.
D, LCSW, LPC or LMFT degree.
Minimum of two years of experience with outpatients including experience with children and/or adults.
Written and oral bilingual fluency in language spoken by patient population (for example, English/Spanish) preferred.
Must be available to work one evening and one Saturday per month.
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.
Community Health Center of Bristol
Time Type: Full time