Field-Based Intensive Clinician I — Sign-On Bonus

Blue Kite Wellness; Macomb (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Professional‑development stipend

Employee referral program

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Blue Kite Wellness is seeking an Intensive Home-Based Clinician I to deliver structured, home- and community-based behavioral health services for children and families in Illinois. You will base care on IM+CANS assessments, collaborate with families and schools, and provide family-focused interventions designed to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.

Role includes supervision of IHBS staff, telehealth when allowed, and a compensation package with a $2,000 sign-on bonus and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Meets Illinois QMHP or LPHA requirements with education, licensure, supervision, credentialing, and scope-of-practice requirements.
• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.
• Entry-level to early-career clinical experience is welcome, provided the candidate meets the applicable Illinois QMHP or LPHA qualifications.
• Foundational knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning, client engagement, family intervention, crisis prevention, de-escalation, documentation, and care coordination.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with children, adolescents, caregivers, and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Ability to accept and apply clinical supervision, consultation, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Ability to work independently in home and community settings while remaining connected to and supported by the clinical team.
• Sound professional judgment, adaptability, appropriate boundaries, and the ability to communicate respectfully during stressful or emotionally charged situations.
• Ability to maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and protect confidential client and family information.
• Willingness and ability to complete all required Blue Kite Wellness and Illinois Pathways training within established timeframes.
• Reliable transportation, a current valid driver’s license, and current auto liability insurance for travel to client homes and community-based service locations.
• Experience with complex behavioral health needs, family systems, crisis intervention, intensive or community-based services, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and evidence-informed clinical practice is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide Intensive Home-Based Clinical services to children, youth, and families participating in the Illinois Pathways to Success program.
• Use information from the youth’s IM+CANS, Functional Behavioral Assessment, clinical observations, family input, and Child and Family Team to develop and update individualized clinical interventions.
• Deliver individual, family, and caregiver interventions focused on reducing symptoms, strengthening family functioning, and helping youth remain safely at home and in the community.
• Help caregivers strengthen communication, problem-solving, coping, emotional-regulation, and behavioral-management skills.
• Apply solution-focused strategies, Managing and Adapting Practice tools, and other HFS-approved approaches within your training and scope of practice.
• Provide clinical direction to assigned Intensive Home-Based Support staff, with supervision and consultation available as you develop proficiency in the IHB service model.
• Collaborate with caregivers, Care Coordinators, schools, crisis-response providers, and other members of the Child and Family Team.
• Support crisis prevention, safety planning, de-escalation, and post-crisis follow-up within the clinician’s scope of practice.
• Monitor client progress, communicate emerging needs or safety concerns, and adjust interventions in consultation with the supervisor and care team.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation and participate in supervision, case consultation, team meetings, and required training.

Skills

QMHP/LPHA eligibility

Education

Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology

Illinois QMHP/LPHA credentialing

Job description

Blue Kite Wellness is seeking an Intensive Home-Based Clinician I to deliver structured, home- and community-based behavioral health services for children and families in Illinois. You will base care on IM+CANS assessments, collaborate with families and schools, and provide family-focused interventions designed to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.

Role includes supervision of IHBS staff, telehealth when allowed, and a compensation package with a $2,000 sign-on bonus and robust benefits.