Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Childrens Receiving Home – Sacramento, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
$64,480.00 Salary/year
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Job Description
Position: Clinician
Department: PHP
Reports To: Clinical Program Manager
FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt
Position Summary:
The Clinician is responsible for providing individual, family and group therapy to clients in the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at CRH.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide Individual, Group and Family Therapy for Each Client
• Assesses clients’ needs and level of functioning including a bio psychosocial assessment of all clients referred to in the case load.
• Provides crisis counseling to children/families as necessary.
• Writes safety, behavioral, and treatment plans.
• Schedules and coordinate therapy sessions.
• Provides clinical interventions for teachers, parents, and other caregivers to generalize skills in other environments.
• Meets with clients for individual, group and/or family therapy sessions.
• Provides collateral parties with information to best meet the client’s needs as necessary.
• Assesses, determines, and makes a referral when special services or care are needed for a child (i.e., medication evaluation, psychiatric hospitalization, in-home services, or psychological testing, etc.).
Paperwork and Documentation.
• Writes daily/weekly progress notes for each therapy session and mental health service.
• Completes appropriate mental health documentation, including but not limited to, client plans performance outcomes, progress reports, health questionnaires, and termination reports as required.
• Reviews charts for new and/or relevant information concerning clients on a continual basis.
• Prepares and maintains charts in accordance with audit requirements.
• Performs Utilization Reviews as assigned.
Training and Consultation
• Attends clinical, school, planning and discharge meetings etc. to consult with clinical and program staff.
• Attends weekly supervision meetings with therapy supervisor if unlicensed, to comply with California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) licensing requirements.
• Licensed Therapists who have met the California BBS requirements to provide supervision, may provide weekly individual and/or group supervision for unlicensed clinicians so they may obtain licensing hours. Attend weekly meetings with Clinical Program Manager.
Other
• Attends external training/conferences to meet licensing requirements and keep up to date with current information and developments.
• Presents information gathered at conferences, at clinical meetings, and staff in-services/training as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Ability to work varied hours including nights, weekends, and holidays. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as client safety/treatment plans, assessment materials and procedure manuals. Ability to write professional/clinical reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Education/Experience:
• LCSW, LMFT, LPCC license preferred.
• Must be registered with the California BBS as an LMFT, LCSW or LPCC.
• Experience working in an inpatient or residential clinical setting is desired.
• Two years’ experience working with children, adolescents and families with emotional problems is required.
Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:
• LCSW or LMFT license preferred.
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License. Must be able to meet the Agency’s rules and be eligible to drive for business. The Agency’s insurance carrier reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving record.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must pass First Aid certification course before start of employment. Certification can be completed through the Children’s Receiving Home.
• Must pass CPR within the first six weeks of employment.
• Must pass Bloodborne Pathogens and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification courses offered through the Children’s Receiving Home within the first three months of employment.
• Must maintain TCI, CPR, First Aid and BBP Certification throughout employment.
• Must complete online Mandated Reporter Training within first week of employment.