Child and Family Mental Health Provider-PATH Clinic

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

23h • Onsite

About The Position

It is an exciting time at Children’s Mercy, especially for our mental health teams! Our Child and Family Mental Health Teams is looking to hire a full-time, LPC or LCSW, LSCSW whose primary role will be to deliver evidence-based treatments for youth and their parents/caregivers. At Children’s Mercy we offer excellent benefits and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about Children's Mercy Illuminate – a bold initiative to tackle the mental health crisis in youth, made possible from $79M in donations. This five-year plan will pave a path for the youth mental health crisis by increasing access to evidence-based treatment with specific focus on equity for our most vulnerable population. At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years. Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital. We are looking for Mental Health Providers to join our PATH (Pediatric Access to Therapy and Healing) Team. PATH Providers will be trained and provide short-term outpatient therapy for patients who present with acuity needs, training to be provided upon hire. PATH Providers will work in the emergency department along side our mental health assessment team to provide seamless care coordination. This position will be located at Broadway Campus in KCMO, and hours are Monday-Friday 10:00am - 6:30pm. The Child and Family Mental Health Provider is a Master's level Clinician or Social Worker who will provide evidence-based therapy services to children and families at Children's Mercy. Our mental health services are provided for a broad range of patients, including children in mental health crisis, parents struggling with behavioral problems, children and families who have been impacted by trauma and children who are at risk for abuse and neglect.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• 1-2 years experience
• LCSW MO Licensed Clinical Social Worker MO
• If you are hired to work in Missouri, you need to have Missouri License (LMSW/LCSW) or (LPC) upon hire.
• Within 90 days you must also obtain a Kansas License
• LPC MO Licensed Professional Counselor
• If you are hired to work in Missouri, you need to have Missouri License (LMSW/LCSW) or (LPC) upon hire.
• Within 90 days you must also obtain a Kansas LCPC License.
• The seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization.
• New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Child and Family Mental Health Provider will provide evidence based mental health treatments to patients and families within the clinical area they are assigned.
• The Child and Family Mental Health Provider will maintain ongoing communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure strong partnerships. This may include communication with referral sources, service providers, community mental health providers and care team members. as well as, assisting families with accessing community services and transitioning to other treatment providers when needed.
• This Child and Family Mental Health Provider will demonstrate active involvement and leadership within the team, department, and hospital by regular attendance at meetings and educational opportunities, serving as a consultant for other members of the department and hospital, participation on committees, and responding to hospital and/or community requests for educational programs.

Benefits

• Numerous CEU opportunities per year, either department specific, or hospital-wide
• Annual stipend for qualified bilingual employees
• License renewal reimbursement
• Ability to contribute to the education of students through field instruction
• Engagement in shared decision making through a variety of hospital wide workgroups and committees
• Opportunity to participate in the Career Achievement Program (CAP) that recognizes excellence and achievements in Allied Health professionals. The program provides a career path, creates opportunities for advanced specialty practice, enhances clinical outcomes, increases patient satisfaction, promotes research opportunities, and evidenced based practice. Qualifying professionals can achieve an annual bonus ranging from 5% to 11%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees