McMinn County School Based Master's Level Clinici

Helen Ross McNabb Center; Athens (TN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Helen Ross McNabb Center in Tennessee seeks a School Based Master’s Level Clinician to provide counseling for children and families in Bradley, McMinn, Rhea, and Meigs counties. You will deliver individual, family, and group therapy and coordinate with school staff to support students’ mental health needs.

Must hold a Master’s degree in Human Services, be license-eligible, and maintain timely clinical documentation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Services or related field.
• License-eligible and valid driver's license with ability to transport clients.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Ability to provide individual, family, and group therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, family, and group counseling to children and youth.
• Participates in IEP and school-related meetings as applicable.
• Maintains documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Interacts professionally with school personnel and other agencies.
• Uses evidence-based therapies such as DBT, CBT, TF-CBT.

Skills

Counseling children

Crisis intervention

Group therapy

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in Human Services

Tools

EMR system

Driver's license

Job description

McMinn County School Based Master's Level Clinici

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Join the McNabb Center Team as the McMinn County School Based Master's Level Clinician today!

The School Based Master's Level Clinician

Duties:

The holder of this position will be required to do the following and other responsibilities as assigned by his/her direct supervisor:

• Conducts individual, family, and group counseling
• Provides advocacy, linkage, and referral services as needed
• Provides mental health assessments, as needed
• Participates in IEP and other school related meetings, as applicable.
• Maintains appropriate chart records
• Interfaces professionally with school personnel and other agencies
• Conducts group sessions with children and/or parents.
• Interfaces professionally with school personnel and provides therapeutic support
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner
• Upholds center policy and procedures, and CARF standard

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY Summary of role of team

• Functions as a member of a treatment team to plan, implement, and evaluate successful interventions for children and families.
• This individual will provide counseling activities that are adventure-based in nature and will lead group process and activities with identified children and youth as needed.
• The holder of this position will provide individual, family, and group counseling sessions including initiatives that encourage communication, trust building, and responsibility of actions and clinical process of all activities.

Summary of position

• Serves as the primary clinician that provides counseling/liaison services to a predetermined number of children/youth and families in the Bradley, McMinn, Rhea, and Meigs County School System as part of the community school model.
• Clinician provides weekly individual and family psycho-therapy to children and adolescents ages 4-21 with a mental health diagnosis.
• Clinician is to provide psycho-social assessments for clients and provides diagnosis and appropriate referrals for clients assessed, as needed.
• Clinician provides crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
• Interfaces with the school system and other agencies to increase cooperation and consistency between home, school, and community.
• The Master's Level Liaison/ Counselor provides information and referral, agency linkage, advocacy, home visits, and follow-up services.
• Treatment modalities used by Master's level clinicians providing therapy services include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency (ARC), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Play Therapy.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT

• Provides direct mental health services in the rural county school system.
• An essential job function is a reliable, predictable 40 hour per week job, on site and in the community, with regular attendance.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

1. Quality Care

• Provides individual/family psychotherapy for children ages 4-18.
• Clinician is present and ready to begin session at the appointment time, every session.
• Clinician calls to reschedule any sessions that he/she will be unable to attend or that the consumer missed or canceled 100% of the time.
• Clinician communicates accurate and thorough information to outside agencies 100% of the time when clients need different or more appropriate care that HRMC cannot provide.
• Ensures therapy contacts are completed each month, according to program standards.

2. Provides diagnostic Psycho-Social Assessments

• Clinician completes intakes and assessments within 45 business days of contact.
• Assessments will be completed in coordination with Assessment Team and Client Benefits as evidenced by communicating any issues concerning clients or assessment.
• Clinicians will provide intake coverage, as directed by program coordinator

3. Documentation requirements

• Ensures all family/client participation in treatment planning as evidence by signatures on treatment plans.
• Communicates to Services Coordinator if referrals become low in weekly supervisions.
• Meet weekly with direct supervisor to discuss clinical and administrative concerns/ changes
• Create and implement treatment interventions that are reflected in progress note documentation based on the treatment plan goals
• Respond to all flags and e-mails within 2 business days
• Respond to all voice mails within 30 minutes
• If licensed, signing the non-licensed clinicians' treatment plans and being available for clinical consult
• Attend weekly/biweekly treatment teams with school personnel
• Attend weekly treatment teams and staffing meetings with Services Coordinator
• Attend and participate in school-based meetings with school personnel and community partners involved in the community schools.
• Complete all required clinical documentation in accordance with Center Policy and Procedure and funding source guidelines.
• Update treatment plans, crisis plans, consent to contact, DLA-20 and updated admissions signature page every 6 months
• Completes intakes within 10 days of school referral, as applicable.
• Complete and submit productivity II summaries to Services Coordinator 5th of the following month.
• Complete productivity for 65-70 completed sessions per month.
• Complete intake treatment plans within 30 days of intake
• Create daily progress notes and sign in EMR within 4 business days of service provided
• Submit all daily contact logs within one week of the occurrence.
• Submit hand generated productivity to program coordinator by the second working business day of the month.

COMPENSATION:

• Starting salary for this position is approximately $52,274/year based on relevant experience and education.

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Travel:

• Potential travel required to family homes to provide therapy services or meet families out in the community.

Equipment/Technology:

• Position must be able to complete electronic documentation.
• Basic computer skills are required for email, timekeeping, and documentation in the electronic medical record.

QUALIFICATIONS - School Based Master's Level Clinician

Experience / Knowledge:

• Must have course work and or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, and intellectual disabilities.
• One-year experience preferred.
• Experience working with children is preferred although applicants may have other skills and experiences that could accommodate this position.
• This person will either posses experience or training in the Re-Education Philosophy or will acquire such training in the course of employment.
• Clinical staff members must possess reliable transportation, a valid driver's license with an F endorsement OR the ability to acquire an F endorsement on driver's license in order to transport clients as needed.
• Transporting clients in a personal or Center vehicle is an essential function of this position.

Education / License

• Master's degree in Human Services or related field with coursework or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and intellectual disabilities.
• Degree must be license eligible.
• Demonstrated knowledge and competency in mental health service provision and leadership.
• This position also requires that the employee has an F Endorsement on his/her Driver License to be available to transport individuals as needed.
• This position requires utilizing a personal dependable vehicle to conduct Center business.
• Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is a condition of employment.

Physical/Emotional/Social - Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to effectively and ethically counsel children and families.
• Ability to present professionally and work within a team format to plan, implement, and evaluate successful interventions.
• Ability to effectively run and process groups with children and families.
• Ability to work within a team format to meet positive goals for children and interface with other agencies involved in the ecology of the family.
• Must be capable of assisting in utilizing non-violent methods of crisis intervention including therapeutic holding.
• Must have mental ability to exercise sound judgment under pressure.
• Effective decision-making, ability to set and demonstrate appropriate boundaries, ability to be an empathic listener, flexibility, willingness, and adaptability to working with diverse populations.
• Must also have the ability to communicate effectively and possess good time management and organizational skills.
• Required to be certified in and adequately implement verbal and physical de-escalation techniques that include a wide range of bodily movements including but not limited to grasping, holding another person, running, and walking. Physical de-escalation techniques will only be implemented at Helen Ross McNabb Center facilities, and not in community settings.
• Hearing of normal and soft tones. Close eye work. Lifting up to 50lbs. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching.

Location:

• NHSC Approved Site

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.