Clinician-Westview Nursing Center

Prairie View; Hillsboro (KS); On-site; USD 34,440 - 55,104; Part time

Job summary

Prairie View in Hillsboro, KS is seeking a compassionate Part-Time Outpatient Clinician to serve adults, seniors, and families at Westview Nursing Center in Peabody, KS, with coordination through our Hillsboro location. You’ll provide on-site behavioral health services, including assessments, therapy, and collaborative care, helping residents navigate emotional and life transitions.

Daytime hours, Monday–Friday, with schedule flexibility, and a supportive team, supervision, and continuing

Qualifications

• Active state licensure in Kansas is required.
• Preferred licenses include LSCSW, LCMFT, LPC, PsyD, or PhD.
• LMSW/LMFT/LM LP candidates actively working toward independent licensure are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and individual therapy at Westview Nursing Center and outpatient settings.
• Deliver tailored, evidence-based interventions for adults and seniors and families.
• Collaborate with nursing staff, families, and referral sources to coordinate care from admission through discharge.

Skills

Clinical experience

Assessment skills

Communication

EHR proficiency

Education

KS State Licensure

LSCSW / LCMFT / LPC / PsyD / PhD preferred

LMSW / LMFT / LM LP pursuing licensure

Job description

Job Location: Hillsboro, KS 67063 Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time Education Level: 4 Year Degree Job Shift: Day Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services Primary Placement: Westview Nursing Center (Peabody, KS) / Hillsboro Office

Position Type: Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week)

Schedule: Monday - Friday, daytime hours between 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (with schedule flexibility)

Make a Dedicated Impact in Long-Term & Outpatient Care

Due to tremendous growth in patient needs, Prairie View is seeking a compassionate, skilled Part-Time Outpatient Clinician to serve clients at Westview Nursing Center in Peabody, KS (with coordination through our Hillsboro location).

In this vital half-time role, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services to adults, seniors, and families. You’ll deliver essential on-site mental health support - helping nursing facility residents and community members navigate emotional, behavioral, and life transitions through therapy, evaluation, and collaborative care.

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)

On-Site & Outpatient Clinical Care

• Direct Clinical Services: Provide competent assessments, diagnostic evaluations, individual therapy, and family consultations at Westview Nursing Center and connected outpatient settings.
• Specialized Care & Interventions: Deliver tailored, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address the unique behavioral health needs of adults, seniors, and their support networks.
• Collaborative Care: Partner closely with nursing center staff, interdisciplinary care teams, families, and referral sources to ensure seamless coordination of care from admission through discharge.

Documentation, Quality & Productivity

• Timely Documentation: Complete thorough clinical records within required standards (progress notes and evaluations within 48 business hours).
• Part-Time Productivity: Maintain an average client encounter norm adjusted proportionally for half-time hours (~12-14 encounters per week).
• Quality & Growth: Participate in Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives, clinical supervision, and annual professional development planning.

What We’re Looking For (Qualifications)

Education & Licensure

• State Licensure: Active professional licensure in the State of Kansas is required.
• Preferred Licenses: LSCSW, LCMFT, LPC, PsyD, or PhD.
• Master's-Level Candidates: LMSW, LMFT, or LMLP candidates actively working toward independent clinical licensure are encouraged to apply!
• Privileging & Clearances: Ability to obtain clinical privileges for outpatient assessments/therapy and pass required background screenings (KBI, Central Registry, and DCF).

Experience & Skills

• Clinical Background: Experience providing behavioral health services to adults, seniors, or families in outpatient or residential/long-term care settings.
• Assessment & Empathy: Strong diagnostic and observational skills to evaluate clinical needs, demeanor, and non-verbal communication effectively.
• Communication & Adaptability: Exceptional interpersonal and verbal skills to engage with residents, families, and multi-disciplinary nursing facility staff.
• Organization & EHR: Skilled at managing a flexible part-time caseload and documenting efficiently within electronic health record systems.

Why Join Prairie View?

• Targeted Community Need: Directly support an expanding population of residents in need of specialized behavioral healthcare in Peabody.
• Flexible Part-Time Schedule: Excellent daytime Monday - Friday hours tailored for work-life balance.
• Clinical Support: Access to supervision, continuing education, and a supportive network of regional colleagues.

Ready to bring high-quality mental health care to residents in Peabody?

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Professional independent licensure in State of Kansas is required; LSCSW, LMLP, Psy. D, Ph.D, LPCP or LCMFT preferred; if LMSW, LMFT, or LMLP, must be working toward clinical independent licensure.
• Minimum Experience: Practicum, internship, or other experience working with children and adolescents, adults, families and group work and experience coordination of services with other State Protective and private collateral agencies is required
• Must have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills
• Must be able to observe patient demeanor and nonverbal communication for assessment purposes
• Must have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills
• Must have some flexibility in scheduling, to meet patient and organization needs
• Must maintain Kansas State licensure and appropriate CEU’s
• Must be able to communicate effectively with referral sources and external care providers
• Must have credentials or experience sufficient to be privileged to do outpatient admissions, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, neuropsychological and psychological testing (as appropriate to credentials) and collateral consultations
• Must be proficient at basic keyboarding/word processing skills
• Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen, Central Registry Screen, and DCF (Kansas Dept. for Children & Families, formerly SRS) background check