Clinician Non Licensed

West Tennessee Healthcare•Milan, TN

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Clinical Manager, the Clinician, Non-Licensed, or “Clinician”, is responsible for outpatient mental and behavioral health services provided to a caseload of clients. Responsible for offering best-practice, trauma-informed, designated mental health services to child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups including but not limited to individual, couple, family, and group therapy.

Responsibilities

Performs functions with clients and staff in gender-, spiritually-, economically- and culturally-responsive, trauma-informed, humble, kind, and competent ways
Follows HIPAA guidelines and maintains the highest level of confidentiality and privacy at all times when dealing with client information, paying special attention to any additional risks present when using telehealth software and programming
Provides therapeutic services to assigned caseload in ways that seek to promote individual, program and system-level approaches that foster health and resilience, increase necessary supports while reducing gaps in service and barriers to social inclusion
Provides brief individual, family, group and marital counseling with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples with the provision of collateral counseling as needed
Facilitates equitable services for recipients in person and via telehealth and telephonic options as needed, safe, appropriate, and beneficial
Completes intakes and makes referrals any additional services needed including but not limited to Agency-based individual therapy, medication evaluation and management, group therapy, and case management
Provides coordination and follow-up monitoring of services rendered to the client and family as needed
Maintains or exceeds productivity standards
Develops and/or maintains a Treatment Plan related to clients’ presenting problems and utilizing objectives and interventions that supports client strengths, goals, and choice
Completes and/or ensures the completion of all appropriate documentation in a timely manner with correct and appropriate tone, grammar, and syntax. This includes but is not limited to Progress Notes, Informed Consents & Permission to Treat, Orientation Acknowledgement, Medical History, Assessments, etc.
Collaborates effectively with clients, outside agency personnel, family members, and internal agency personnel including but not limited to supervisors, therapists, physicians, nurses, and case managers to ensure continuity of care
Provides crisis assistance in situations when immediate attention is warranted
Provides community education, awareness, and support regarding of mental health and other relevant issues as able
Provides reporting of work activity to Clinical Manager as requested
Participates in staffing and supervision with a Licensed Clinician or Licensed Clinical Social Worker as scheduled based on experience per policy as part of an overall structured supervision system for non-licensed clinicians, and displays evidence of the value of lifelong learning as related to best practices in client care
Participates in Quality Assurance & Improvement, Utilization Management, and other agency and system functions
Other activities or responsibilities as needed per supervisor or agency