Intensive Home-Based Clinician I — Sign-On Bonus (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

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 short-term behavioral health services in children’s homes and communities, with telehealth where permitted. The role emphasizes assessment-informed intervention planning and collaboration with Care Coordinators and Family Teams.

The position requires QMHP/LPHA qualifications, a Master’s in a related field, and strong team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Meets current Illinois QMHP or LPHA qualifications and scope.
• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field.
• Entry-level to early-career clinical experience acceptable with QMHP/LPHA eligibility.
• Foundational knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning, client engagement, family intervention, crisis prevention, de-escalation, documentation, and care coordination.
• Ability to work independently in home and community settings while connected to the clinical team.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

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

Clinical assessment

Treatment planning

Family engagement

Crisis prevention

Documentation

Care coordination

Travel to clients

Education

Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology

Job description

Blue Kite Wellness is seeking an Intensive Home-Based Clinician I to deliver short-term behavioral health services in children’s homes and communities, with telehealth where permitted. The role emphasizes assessment-informed intervention planning and collaboration with Care Coordinators and Family Teams.

The position requires QMHP/LPHA qualifications, a Master’s in a related field, and strong team collaboration.