Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician

Licensed clinician working independently in an outpatient and school based program to conduct mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, lead individual or group therapy sessions, run preventative mental wellness classes or workshops and make treatment referrals. Provides work direction to other non-licensed clinicians. 

Requirements

Essential Position Duties:

1. Prepare, complete and maintain all required treatment records and reports in a timely fashion.

2. Counsel clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.

3. Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests.

4. Act as client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.

5. Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.

6. Participate in regular Multi-disciplinary team meetings to create, review, update patient care plans

7. Meet with families and other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process as requested by patient.

8. Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.

9. Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.

10. Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.

11. Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person for the purpose of case load management and/or case review.

12. Record and maintain updated, accurate clinical information in electronic medical record.

13. Establish short and long-range objectives and specifies the strategies and actions to achieve them in treatment planning, treatment plan reviews and discharge/transfer documentations.

14. Performs miscellaneous duties as required by management.

15. Must maintain appropriate attendance.

Additional Responsibilities

· May be required to travel to other COHC sites to provide services.

Compliance Responsibilities

· Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited those within the Compliance Process, Code of Conduct, HIPAA and Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA).

· Participates in required orientation and training programs, as required.

· Reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance in accordance with COHC Compliance Re porting Process. 

· Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations. 

· Participates, as requested, in process improvement responsibilities.

Requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Core Competencies/Skill Sets

· Demonstrated leadership skills

· Detail oriented; excellent organizational skills

· Excellent writing and verbal communication skills 

· Ability to work in a team environment and provide direction to others

· Ability to organize and coordinate the work of others.

· Ability to set priorities and assign work to other professionals

· Attendance, Reliability and Punctuality to all scheduled shifts 

· Therapists must possess high physical and emotional energy to handle the array of problems associated with the duties of the position. 

· Multicultural Competence (culturally competent with COHC population needs)

· Ability to supervise others

Professional Experience/Educational Requirements

· Masters Degree in Social Work. 

· Minimum 3 years experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in outpatient setting; experience running therapy groups

Certification/Licensure

· Licensed to practice in Connecticut 

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.