Job Information
Claratel Behavioral Health Clinician Associate Licensed - East Dekalb in Lithonia, Georgia
JOB SUMMARY
Under general supervision, provides screening and biopsychosocial, suicide risk, and other specific assessment tools in evaluation of the client.
- Provides sound triage decisions, clinical formulation and diagnostic impressions based on clinical assessments
- Develops client treatment plans in collaboration with the individual. Provides individual, group counseling, family counseling, and other treatment modalities within an evidence-based framework
- Coordinates care with the treatment team and external resources
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders along with social determinants of health
- Performs duties from a recovery oriented, client centered, and trauma informed perspective
- Documents services in the electronic health record according to agency standards
- Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in care provision
- Regularly obtains clinical supervision and seeks additional supervision as necessary
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessments
- Performs thorough bio-psychosocial assessment of the less complex to more complex clients and documents the assessment within agency guidelines
- Utilizes specific assessment tools in evaluation of the client as per agency guidelines.
- Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of the Interpretive Summary and in client driven treatment planning.
- Demonstrates clinical judgment in assessments, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
- Determines potential necessity for involuntary evaluation, coordinates evaluation by independently licensed staff, and may partake in coordinating transfer to a receiving facility.
Advanced Therapeutic Counseling
- Creates therapeutic relationship with clients and families/significant others.
- Conducts individual, family, group counseling/therapy, and educational sessions using evidence-based interventions.
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorder treatment along with social determinants of health.
- Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency (through education, training, or experience) in client engagement, interviewing, evidence-based practices, and recording of services.
- Documents clinical services concurrently and no later than 24 hours after service delivery (48 hours if providing a group) in an electronic health record.
- Demonstrates effective use of Telehealth as appropriate in care provision.
Develops and Participates in Care Management/Care Planning
- Creates, communicates and coordinates treatment plans including those for clients with more complex and/or high-risk clinical presentations.
- Demonstrates expertise in care/planning through objectives, goals, and specificity of plan. Updates the treatment plan as the clients needs change.
- Serves as resources to staff in demonstration of up-to-date knowledge of Claratel Behavioral Health, community, regional, and state resources.
- Assist treatment team in problem solving regarding needed resources for complex and high-risk clients.
- Insures timely communication with providers through proper exchange of written and verbal communication per policy and procedure.
- Document referrals, discharges, and resources or other issues for problem resolution and/or utilization as required in agency policy.
- Effectively manages a caseload, assuring outreach and follow-up occurs as per agency policy and procedures.
Professional
- Maintain licensure/certification
- Actively participates in clinical supervision
- Actively engages in behavioral health educational initiatives
- Seeks continuing education to meet current clinical needs
- Maintains clinical service delivery hour expectation.
- All clinical documentation must meet agency and regulat ry guidelines.
SKILL, COMPETENCY AND EDUCATION AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
- Current licensure as an LMSW, LAPC or LAMFT by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is required
- Demonstrates competency in using evidenced-based treatments for mental health and substance use disorders
- The employee must be able to use an electronic health record proficiently
- The employees must demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a residential or outpatient setting with mental health or substance use programs
- Experience working with adults, children, and adolescents
- Experience conducting group counseling/therapy services.
Working Conditions
- Outpatient behavioral health clinic office setting
- Monday-Friday 8:15am-5:00pm with some evening and/or weekend hours (as determined by clinic needs)
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