Intensive Services Clinician

Family Service Of Rhode Island•Providence, RI

About The Position

Provides trauma-focused diagnostic assessments and enhanced community-based services for a mixed caseload of children, youth, and young adults. The clinician collaborates with case managers, the psychiatric team, and other service providers to support client care; provides emergency crisis intervention and assessment as needed; and works on multidisciplinary, trauma-focused teams to implement evidence-based practices, including Healthy Transitions and individual therapeutic treatment modalities. The role includes working with clients and families in homes and community settings, maintaining timely documentation and confidentiality, participating in required trainings and meetings, and contributing to scheduled on-call emergency services. The position involves residential and community visits and requires the ability to work both remotely and in person while adhering to PHI requirements. Some evening availability is needed to accommodate client schedules, as well as on-call availability after hours, on holidays, and weekends at least once per quarter.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a human services field, such as psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy.
Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in Rhode Island as a Social Worker, Therapist, or Mental Health Counselor.
Excellent multitasking and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, vehicle registration, and auto insurance.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to travel to and from clients’ residences, community locations, and office sites, including navigating walkways, stairs, and/or elevators.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
Ability to work remotely and in person while adhering to PHI requirements.
Availability for some evening work and scheduled on-call coverage, including after-hours, holiday, and weekend work at least once per quarter.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children exposed to trauma.
Proficiency with medical-record software and hardware, word-processing software, and database software.
Spanish-speaking ability; compensated.
Bilingual or ASL skills; compensated with an additional 6% above base pay.
Multilingual skills; compensated with an additional 8% above base pay.

Responsibilities

Implement evidence-based practices, including CBT and DBT, in clients’ homes and communities with clients and families, maintaining fidelity to the models.
Participate in the Healthy Transitions team for transition-aged youth and young adults, implementing coordinated specialty care for individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis when applicable.
Participate in initial client and family assessments.
Evaluate the treatment process on an ongoing basis.
Collaborate with case managers and other service providers to ensure client and family needs are met.
Provide emergency crisis intervention services with and on behalf of clients and families as needed.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with community organizations and service providers.
Schedule appointments with clients and families in accordance with program requirements and client needs.
Participate in ongoing training to maintain fidelity to the treatment model.
Maintain confidentiality of clients and families and comply with FSRI policies, including HIPAA and CCBHC-related policies.
Transport clients and families as needed.
Address clients’ and families’ cultural, ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and diversity-related needs with sensitivity.
Serve as a positive role model to clients and colleagues.
Maintain or exceed productivity expectations.
Prepare for and participate in scheduled Utilization Management processes.
Complete required documentation within required timeframes.
Use electronic health record and project-specific software proficiently.
Participate in required internal and external meetings, including meetings required by the team, supervisors, and role.
Attend and participate in required program and agency trainings.
Approach work through a trauma-informed and diversity-and-inclusion lens.
Participate in the agency’s scheduled on-call emergency services, including after-hours, holiday, and weekend coverage at least once per quarter.
Be available to work evenings to accommodate client schedules.
Perform additional responsibilities consistent with agency needs, in consultation with supervisors.
Travel to clients’ residences, community locations, and office sites.
Work remotely and in person while adhering to PHI requirements.