Extended Community Support Clinician

Kitsap Mental Health Services•Bremerton, WA

1d•$25 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) is seeking an ECS Contract Clinician to join our multidisciplinary team supporting individuals and their caregivers through specialized outreach-based services. Our team collaborates to provide respectful, compassionate, and individualized care to clients in community settings. As part of our team, you’ll contribute by planning, developing, and coordinating treatment, rehabilitation, and support services while providing behavioral education, skill-building, and consultation to caregivers, guardians, and adult family home providers. In this role, you will play a key part in helping clients achieve stability and improved quality of life while fulfilling Expanded Community Services Contract (ECS) requirements.

Requirements

ECS Contract Clinician I/BA Level: Bachelor's degree in psychology, social services, or behavioral health, and enrolled in a Master’s Program.
ECS Contract Clinician I/BA Level: Experienced (minimum 2 years of job-related experience) Capacity to work well with children and families.
ECS Contract Clinician I/BA Level: Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration.
ECS Contract Clinician I/BA Level: This position requires driving clients in a personal vehicle on behalf of the agency. Incumbent must meet all agency driving requirements, including being at least 21 years old, having been licensed for a minimum of three years, successfully completing a motor vehicle history check, possessing and maintaining a current, valid driver’s license in the state of Washington, and having reliable, insured transportation.
ECS Contract Clinician II/MA Level: Master's degree in psychology, social services, or behavioral health.
ECS Contract Clinician II/MA Level: Experienced (minimum 2 years of job-related experience); Capacity to work well with children and families.
ECS Contract Clinician II/MA Level: Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration.
ECS Contract Clinician II/MA Level: This position requires driving clients in a personal vehicle on behalf of the agency. Incumbent must meet all agency driving requirements, including being at least 21 years old, having been licensed for a minimum of three years, successfully completing a motor vehicle history check, possessing and maintaining a current, valid driver’s license in the state of Washington, and having reliable, insured transportation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in co-occurring disorders treatment, individual and group therapy, vocational services, or substance abuse treatment.
Meet and maintain the definition of a Mental Health Professional as defined in WAC 388-877-0500.

Responsibilities

Maintain regular visits to ECS clients residing in designated adult family homes while providing behavioral support to caregivers and counseling to clients as specified in Cares Assessment and ongoing presenting behavioral needs arise to maintain adult family home placement.
Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and corresponding behavioral support plans in collaboration with the Home and Community assessment and Kitsap Mental Health treatment team for each client.
Provide appropriate instructions, psychoeducation, and applicable techniques to adult family home caregivers to handle difficult situations and problem behaviors.
Be available to consult with caregivers, families, and community agencies such as DSHS, court systems, housing authorities, etc., to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established policies and procedures identified in the ECS contract. Provide and maintain ECS Support and Guidance binder in the home for clients and their caregivers.
Coordinate and participate in monthly staffing and treatment planning review meetings in the adult family homes with homeowner, client, and assigned ECS social worker. Monitor client progress and level of behavioral support need to assess need for continued ECS services. Document progress and collaboration regarding need in client chart.
Track any emergency situations or significant changes in client presentation and communicate them with Home and Community social worker. In the event of a client’s hospitalization, notify Home and Community services within 24 hours.
Provide and coordinate outreach and crisis intervention services to KMHS clients in the community and routinely identify and evaluate physical risk factors for self and others while in potentially unsafe neighborhoods, homes, while around people with unknown potential for aggression, and while in proximity of potentially unsafe and/or unclean structures and equipment. Consult with DMHP's and law enforcement officials when appropriate.
Work in a cooperative and collaborative manner as a team member. Assist in building positive working relationships with staff of all agency departments.
Organize and prioritize outreach activities appropriately and consistently. Work independently to meet documentation requirements.
Pursue professional growth by seeking out learning opportunities and integrating new learning into daily work practices.
In addition to the above, any other responsibilities appropriate to the position and not specifically listed in the job description.