Behavioral Health Clinician - Nights

Description

Minimum Qualifications

Education : Masters Degree in Social Work and licensure as a clinician or undergoing clinical supervision; or Master’s degree in counseling or related field.

Licenses / Certification : Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor (LPC-S), Licensed Marriage Family Therapist-Associate (LMFT-A), or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT)

Experience / Knowledge / Skills :

• Five (5) years psychiatric / healthcare field experience preferred, Internships considered.
• Knowledge of best practices in working with various psychiatric populations.
• The ability to work independently.
• Proven capability in conducting evaluations to determine the psychosocial and psychiatric needs of adults, children and families.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete thorough risk assessments for suicide and homicide.
• Effective use of the role of the Diagnostic Statistical Manuel (DSM) in diagnosing mental illness.
• Demonstrates an ability to recommend the appropriate psychiatric levels of care.
• Applies crisis intervention techniques as well as evidenced based counseling techniques with both individuals and family members.
• Developed skill set of family systems and effective strategies for engaging the family in the patient’s treatment.
• Maintain clinician annual core competencies in : HIPAA / Privacy, Cultural Competence, Information Security Awareness, Domestic Violence, Levels of Care, Medications, Substance Use, DSM, Suicide / Homicide Assessments, and Psychiatric Emergencies.
• Theoretical knowledge of interviewing, assessment, organizational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to apply theory into the practice of : 1) identifying appropriate community resources on assigned caseload and 2) working collaboratively with patients, families, multi-disciplinary team and community agencies to achieve desired patient outcomes 3) Seeking consultation / supervision from team clinical leaders on complex psychiatric and / or medical cases when clinically appropriate.
• Possess knowledge of the importance of interpersonal communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians and health care team colleagues. Good analytical and PC skills. Understands the need to develop collaborative relationships with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies. Good communication skills and the theoretical knowledge of the importance of negotiation skills.
• Openness to working with people of all social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; being open-minded and adaptable to change. Demonstrate the ability to connect patients and families with necessary services, both inside and outside the MHHS network. Some knowledge of services available in the local community, particularly services available to patients with limited or non-existent payment resources. Demonstrate patience and tact when dealing with clients and other staff.

Principal Accountabilities