MBH Clinician I

Memorial Home Services; Springfield (IL); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Memorial Health System in Illinois seeks an outpatient therapist to provide supervised psychotherapeutic services for adults and children. The role requires a Master’s in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling and IM+CANS certification within 30 days.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, crisis intervention, documentation, and coordination with community resources. Evening/weekend hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Must have or obtain IM+CANS certification within 30 days of hire.
• Must pass required background checks and drug screen.

Responsabilités

• Develop initial comprehensive assessment data including problems, mental status, histories to determine diagnosis and treatment plans.
• Provide 25 hours of billable services per week to clients.
• Implement crisis or pre-crisis interventions and refer to psychiatry or inpatient facilities as needed.
• Interview collateral contacts and treatment professionals to inform assessments and plans.
• Clarify priorities, goals, and session limits; use psychotherapies to stabilize behaviors.
• Manage termination, discharge planning, and coordinate with support services.
• May organize and participate in group therapy for clients and families.
• Establish professional files, complete forms for billing, and share information with other providers.
• Prepare documents/reports for regulatory or child welfare agencies as needed.
• Engage in ongoing professional growth, meetings, and mandatory education.

Connaissances

Behavioral health experience

Formation

Master's in Social Work

IM+CANS certification

Description du poste

Provides provisional diagnosis and therapeutic outpatient services to adults and\/or children under supervision of licensed behavioral health provider. Plans, organizes, and provides psychotherapeutic services to clients whose level of functioning indicates they can benefit from outpatient therapy.n

Education:

• Minimum Master's in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling required, preferably in social services field.

Licensure\/Certification\/Registry:

• Must have or obtain IM+CANS certification within 30 days of hire.

Experience:

• Behavioral health experience preferred.

Other Knowledge\/Skills\/Abilities:

• Must have computer and keyboarding skills required by position. Must pass required background checks and drug screen.

Job Responsibilities:

Direct Clinical Services

• Develop initial comprehensive assessment data including clients presenting problems, mental status, relevant psychiatric, medical and developmental histories to make decisions regarding diagnosis (per DSM-V), treatment objectives and ongoing treatment plans and\/or to provide information and make appropriate referrals to other treatment resources in the community.
• Provide 25 hours of billable services per week to clients.
• Implement crisis or pre-crisis intervention procedures with potentially suicidal, homicidal, or severely disabled clients. Where appropriate referrals will be made to consulting psychiatrists or inpatient psychiatric facilities to prevent further destabilization.
• Interview collateral contacts, previous and current treatment professionals, and significant others, to further establish a database for assessment and ongoing treatment plan as needed.
• Clarify priority problems, goals for change, and session limits according to agency policy to assist clients in developing appropriate expectations for treatment in relationship to the agency. Use a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment approaches and interventions to change targeted behaviors and stabilize adaptive behaviors with individuals, couples and families.
• Manage the termination process and discharge planning to enhance clients’ abilities to retain treatment changes and\/or use other available support services.
• May organize, plan and participate in therapy groups for clients and\/or their families, as assigned.

Client Information System

• Establish appropriate professional files, including: comprehensive assessments, progress notes, treatment objectives and plans, previous treatment records, clients' consent to current treatment and for exchange of information.
• Complete required administrative forms. Collect necessary information for billing and fee collection.
• Provide necessary client information to other agencies or health care providers to coordinate services to identified clients.
• May prepare necessary documents\/reports for DCFS as needed.

Training Activities\/Professional Growth

• Supervisor and employee mutually identify professional goals that will enhance job related skills.
• Participate in ongoing agency meetings, committees and special projects to enhance professional expertise.
• Complete mandatory education requirements by specified deadlines.
• Participate in required staff meetings and in-services to keep abreast of agency policy and administrative procedures, meet requirements for continuing education, and upgrade professional knowledge.

Consultation\/Networking

• Engage in appropriate team work functions (such as mutual support, clarification of office responsibilities and procedures) according to best professional judgment and agency policy to provide a professional working environment and effective service delivery.
• Develop cooperative relationships outside the agency with family, physicians, public officials or interested agencies to provide for the development of mental health services in the community.

Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:

• SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.
• COURTESY: Serve Others - I treat others with dignity and respect. I project a professional image and positive attitude.
• QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. I work with others to achieve superior results.
• EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste - I use time and resources wisely. I prevent defects and delays.

Job Relationships

• Demonstrate through initiative and apparent effort involvement in clinical supervision.
• Communicate directly with supervisor for clarification of administrative policy, program evaluation to promote a professional working environment and effective service delivery system.
• Adhere to MHS\/MBH Behavioral Standards

Other Job Responsibilities

• Ability to accommodate evening\/weekend hours.
• Perform other duties as required by agency needs.