Human Service Clinician

Summary

Under indirect supervision, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention services in a clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making. Most aspects of this job require clinical assessment, evaluation, and intervention skills to Mental Health consumers that are treated with individual, family, and/or group therapy in an outpatient setting. Case management/supportive services for disposition of cases is also a core function of this job.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides clinical psychosocial assessment and treatment services to consumers with mental health problems. Face to face clinical assessments are scheduled within 7 days of request of an assessment and provided using necessary clinical skills while meeting all regulatory requirements to ensure reimbursement for services. Provides evidenced based clinically effective treatment services.
• Service delivery may also involve consultation with various community stakeholder agency staff, law enforcement, family members or support network as deemed necessary or clinically appropriate. Provides indirect services with a variety of stakeholders from whom services are received or needed by consumers to insure appropriate coordination for transition of services to or from another provider or agency.
• Provides indirect services (e.g., case management and supportive services) with a variety of stakeholders from whom services are received or needed by consumers to insure appropriate coordination for transition of services to or from another provider or agency.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor
• Consults with other local providers and referral sources by telephone as needed to insure coordination and transition of services when necessary.

Units Billed Minimum Requirement

There are 25 units of productivity standard to meet. The clinician is expected to collect the necessary information needed for reimbursement for the assessments that are done by the clinician. The clinician is also expected to turn in appropriate paper work so that assessments, intakes, evaluations, screenings, assertive outreach and case support may be billed when appropriate.

Special Attributes

Strong evaluative and clinical assessment skills needed. Must be able to get along well with other professionals to build collaboration in the work environment of multiple providers, community agencies, and a variety of community stakeholders. Must have the ability to gain information, make assessments and build rapport with consumers and families, make sound decisions in emergency situations, and provide evidenced based clinical interventions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None unless supervising a student and/or training a co-worker.

Education and/or Experience

Doctorate degree in Psychology, or Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university and licensed eligible or provisionally licensed in their perspective field. Applicants with master’s degrees who are provisionally licensed or licensed eligible as clinical social workers, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors and marriage and family counselors will be given consideration for employment. LCSW and LCAS staff is expected to complete first evaluation training and provide first evaluations in the community. Psychologist staff is expected to provide first evaluations in the community.