Bilingual Outpatient Clinician

Wheeler•Hartford, CT

About The Position

The Bilingual Integrated Health Care Clinician provides clinical and case management services for children and adults across the lifespan in an integrated health care setting offering primary care, behavioral health, and dental services. The clinician works collaboratively with coworkers, clients, families, external providers, and community stakeholders. Spanish and English fluency is required; an annual bilingual stipend is provided. The position is with a Federally Qualified Health Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and is full-time. Salary is $60,000 for associate licensure (LMSW, LPCA, or LMFTA) and $73,500 for full licensure (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT); salary may be commensurate with experience. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is paid in two installments. The position may be eligible for up to $250,000 in National Health Service Corps loan repayment. A master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Social Work, or a related license-eligible field, or a doctoral degree in Psychology, is required. Candidates must be licensed or license eligible as an LPCA, LMFTA, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist. MSW candidates must have an LMSW permit or license, or an LCSW, to begin employment. Benefits include medical and prescription insurance, dental and vision insurance, wellness programs, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, a 403(b) plan with company contributions, education reimbursement, training and development opportunities including supervision toward licensure, NHSC loan repayment program eligibility, productivity incentives, licensure and certification expense reimbursement, paid vacation, sick and personal days, floating holidays, company holidays, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Requirements

Fluency in Spanish and English.
A master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, Social Work, or a related license-eligible field, or a doctoral degree in Psychology.
Must be licensed or license eligible as an LPCA, LMFTA, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
Candidates with an MSW must have an LMSW permit or license, or an LCSW, to begin employment.
Knowledge of psychopathology and primary individual, group, and family psychotherapy modalities.
Ability to triage clinical emergencies, including suicide risk and danger to others.
Knowledge of psychotropic medications.
Knowledge of internal and external levels of care, referral processes, and resources.
Ability to provide culturally competent care and maintain sensitivity to clients’ cultural traditions, values, and beliefs.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to address clients’ behavioral, primary, and dental health needs.
Provide behavioral health consultation to primary care providers, help clients comply with medical treatment, and make referrals to Wheeler services or community services as needed.
Conduct program-specific screening and evaluation and formulate diagnoses in accordance with the DSM.
Develop and document individualized, measurable clinical formulations and treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, and relevant others.
Use behavioral health screening as directed and incorporate behavioral health, primary care, and dental goals into treatment plans as appropriate.
Apply knowledge of psychopathology and individual, group, and family psychotherapy modalities; use evidence-based practices where appropriate.
Triage clinical emergencies, including suicide risk and danger to others.
Provide focused, time-limited group therapy and facilitate outpatient or intensive outpatient groups; refer clients to groups when required.
Demonstrate knowledge of psychotropic medications.
Complete clinical documentation promptly and in compliance with agency policy.
See patients across the lifespan as needed.
Understand internal and external levels of care, referral processes, and resources; make timely, clinically appropriate referrals.
Communicate effectively with clients, families, and internal and external providers.
Attend required meetings and multidisciplinary treatment-planning meetings.
Meet program-defined direct-service productivity goals and follow program standards, goals, target outcomes, and data collection and reporting protocols.
Attend scheduled supervision prepared, seek additional supervision or consultation when needed, and follow supervisory directives.
Collaborate with community providers to support clients and families and promote positive system development.
Provide culturally competent care and respect clients’ cultural traditions, values, and beliefs.
Report child abuse or neglect as mandated and follow confidentiality guidelines.
Help ensure compliance with applicable licensing, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Continue developing understanding of the history, traditions, values, family systems, and artistic expression of the groups served, and use culturally appropriate approaches, skills, and techniques.