Behavioral Health Clinician, Health Alliance Clinton, Emergency Department, 24 Hours, Evenings

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$29.08 - $57.70

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

Evenings

Shift:

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

24

Cost Center:

24050 - 0602 Emergency Mental Health

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Provide quality treatment to patients within Behavioral Health Services.

I.    Major Responsibilities: 
1.    Provide individual & group therapy to patients with varied mental health/ co-occurring disorders. 
2.    Responsibilities include completing initial assessments, counseling, group therapy, case presentations to the treatment team, treatment planning, and aftercare planning. 
3.    Clinicians are also responsible for identifying the need for medication evaluations and making referrals to the on-site providers. 
4.    Completes all documentation and paperwork specific to the department and in compliance with hospital requirements, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Bureau Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), The Joint Commission, and insurance providers.
5.    Responsible for managing caseload which may include consultations, collateral contact, and following up with the patient on missed appointments. 
6.    Work towards or maintain highest level of professional licensure and maintain credentialing necessary for specific role

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1.    Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
2.    Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3.    Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4.    Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5.    respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6.    Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7.    Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II.    Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education: 
Required:
1.    Graduation and training from an accredited graduate (Masters) program such as Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, etc. 
2.    License (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) eligible.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1.    Must have strong and effective communication, organization, and time management skills. 
2.    Must be able to work as part of a robust multi-disciplinary clinical team.
Preferred:
1.    Internship and/ or work experience within behavioral health including addiction services. 
2.    Strong diagnostic skills and abilities.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.  The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III.    Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.