School-based Clinician, LCSW

Description:

BRHC is seeking a school-based clinician to provide direct treatment services to students and their families as part of an established school-based services initiative. The clinician will be joining a 8 member licensed, interdisciplinary behavioral health team working in a rural health center setting with locations in both Bucksport and Ellsworth, Maine. This opportunity allows for diversity and/or specialization in the provision of services to all grade levels in our local community school district. They will be working with cases referred or self–identified and tasks will include collaboration with educational professionals as well as work with and engaging families.The ideal candidate will provide mental health, substance use disorder, and wellness services and become a part of programs that foster social skills and appropriate behavior. The job calls for developing and implementing treatment plans, providing clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment and occasional crisis management. They will be both school office-based and integrated into a primary care setting working closely with a team of behavioral health professionals and medical practitioners. Flexibility of schedule includes: the possibility of a schedule modified to match school year September to June Schedule: Monday – Friday school hours with the potential for planned after school or evening hours.

Position Summary:

The Behavioral Health Counselor is a licensed (or conditionally licensed) therapist providing outpatient psychotherapy treatment to patients including clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, ongoing risk assessment and crisis management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides outpatient therapy addressing behavior health issues from mental health to substance abuse for patients across the lifespan.

2. Documents patient treatments via EMR computer software.

3. Obtains/creates patient's psychosocial history.

4. Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients.

5. Provides clinical consultation to medical staff relative to patient Behavioral Health issues.

6. Maintains clinical availability to deliver solution-focused and relationship-based therapy to the population.

7. Hs the clinical ability to address family and relationship issues as adjunctive to patient care.

8. Understands and observes the necessary boundaries of their role.

9. Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.

10. Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring and discharging patients.

11. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.

12. Documents care provided in the electronic health record of the patients cared for.

13. Ensures efficient, smooth and prompt delivery of health care services.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS:

1. Be committed to the mission of the Bucksport Regional Health Center.

2. Work as a member of the behavioral health team in the performance of duties.

3. Be punctual for scheduled work and use time appropriately.

4. Work in harmonious relationships with all staff, patients, vendors and others.

5. Perform duties in a conscientious, cooperative manner.

6. Perform required amount of work in a timely fashion with a minimum of errors.

7. Be neat and maintain a professional appearance.

8. Maintain confidentiality and protect the Center by keeping information concerning Operations, patients and employees confidential.

9. Assist in the care, observation, and the condition of patients including the execution of procedures prescribed for the direct treatment or therapy of patients.

10. Participation in community activities as a representative of Bucksport Regional Health Center.

Requirements:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by the Incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit, including prolonged periods of sitting; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, including operation of a standard computer keyboard; reach with hands and arms and talk, see and hear. Eye hand coordination and manual dexterity required. The employee must regularly lift/move up to 25 pounds, including assist with moving patients, as well as bend, stoop, stretch or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the incumbent encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed primarily in a typical physician's office environment. Noise level is usually quiet. Potential exposure to hazardous and infectious materials, including blood borne pathogens. The Behavioral Health practitioners will practice in the community including home visits, school and other social environments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION NEEDED FOR POSITION:

Experience and Skill Requirements: The following experience and skills are considered essential:

• At least three years of experience in social work or counseling preferred.
• Experience in assessing and treating substance abuse and dependency preferred.
• Listening/comprehension skills, ability to understand patient's voices and unidentified challenges.
• Ability to process a variety of information to appropriately diagnose and treat patient's psychiatric symptomology.
• Ability to provide case formulation and develop focused, goal-oriented treatment plans related to patient's treatment readiness or developmental level and problem identification.
• Ability to collaborate, make appropriate referrals and interface with numerous other professionals, maintaining professional boundaries and patient advocacy.
• Computer experience using Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office software products required.
• Ability to provide services to individuals and families with patients of any age group.

Education Requirements: The following education requirements are considered essential:

• Master's Degree in social work or counseling, or doctorate in psychology, required.
• Licensed practitioner in the State of Maine; maintaining licensing requirements strongly preferred or candidate with conditional license may be considered.

** All requirements and skills are considered to be essential, unless otherwise indicated. **

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Referral program
• Employee discount
• Health savings account