Licensed Behavioral Health Professional-BH-Claremore

Cherokee Nation•Claremore, OK

About The Position

The Licensed Behavioral Health Professional provides professional psychotherapy services at assigned clinical sites or the Jack Brown Center, practicing within the boundaries of their education, training, supervised experience, professional credentials, and experience. This position is located at the Claremore Outpatient and Emergency Health Center and provides services exclusively to children under age 18. Preferred experience working with children is noted. The role also provides after-hours on-call coverage for Cherokee Nation Health Services emergency rooms, including the WW Hastings Hospital Emergency Room. The professional evaluates clients’ psychological, social, and physiological signs and symptoms; determines admission or referral appropriateness; conducts assessments and diagnoses; develops and implements individualized treatment plans; provides counseling and crisis intervention; coordinates care and referrals; and maintains comprehensive clinical documentation. The position requires compliance with professional standards, confidentiality requirements, licensing rules, child-care background requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role attends weekly clinical staffing conferences and contributes current service and needs assessment data to the Senior Director.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or another field of study enabling Licensed Behavioral Health Professional status; no exceptions.
No experience required.
Current Oklahoma license to practice in one of the following areas: Psychology, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Behavioral Practice, or Alcohol and Drug Counseling.
Valid driver’s license and a driving history that meets Cherokee Nation underwriting requirements.
Meet and maintain pre-employment and periodic child-care background investigation and adjudication requirements.
Maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; it may be obtained during orientation.
Maintain certification and training for any assessment that requires it to be administered and interpreted.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; respond to inquiries or complaints; write speeches and articles; and present information effectively to management, public groups, or boards.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and mathematical methods including statistical analysis, test reliability and validity, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Familiarity with database, internet, spreadsheet, and word-processing software.
Ability to apply logical or scientific reasoning to complex practical problems and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children.
Approval from the appropriate licensing authority to supervise Licensed Behavioral Health Professional candidates.

Responsibilities

Provide professional psychotherapy services at assigned clinical sites or the Jack Brown Center within the boundaries of professional competence.
Provide after-hours on-call coverage for Cherokee Nation Health Services emergency rooms, including the WW Hastings Hospital Emergency Room.
Provide health care services to eligible individuals in accordance with the self-governance compact and funding agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the United States.
Evaluate psychological, social, and physiological signs and symptoms; determine client admission or referral appropriateness; and identify co-existing conditions requiring additional assessment or services.
Complete admission, eligibility, and appropriateness documentation and obtain properly signed consent when requesting or providing information to outside sources.
Explain available services, program goals and objectives, program operations, rules, and client rights and obligations.
Gather relevant client history using appropriate interview techniques and select and explain appropriate assessment tools.
Develop diagnostic evaluations based on assessment results and explain findings to clients in an understandable manner.
Develop written treatment plans that rank problems, establish behavioral goals, and identify treatment methods and resources.
Select appropriate counseling theories and techniques for individuals, groups, and families, and tailor counseling to cultural, gender, and lifestyle differences.
Elicit client solutions and decisions; plan, implement, and evaluate treatment plans; and coordinate services for client care.
Recognize crises and implement an appropriate immediate response.
Identify needs that cannot be met by the counselor or agency and help clients access support systems and community resources.
Document assessments, treatment plans, reports, progress notes, discharge summaries, referrals, clinical decisions, risk issues, and other client-related information in legible records.
Consult appropriate resources to support comprehensive, quality client care.
Maintain objectivity, integrity, professional standards, and accountability; ensure services are used appropriately.
Conduct assessments and diagnoses to establish treatment goals and objectives, and provide only testing and assessment services for which properly trained.
Prevent, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and associated distress; plan, implement, or evaluate treatment using behavioral interventions.
Limit any compelled witness testimony to direct observations and maintain records supporting reports.
Maintain records in accordance with applicable retention requirements and protect client confidentiality and the security of behavioral health records.
Obtain written consent from the appropriate parent, guardian, or legal custodian before interviewing minor children.
Observe professional boundaries, including restrictions on counseling people with whom the professional has had a close personal relationship and on post-termination relationships or dealings with clients.
Attend at least 60 minutes of weekly staffing conferences to present clinical treatment and diagnostic cases and discuss interventions.
Assess Behavioral Health/Jack Brown Center services and needs using current data and systematic assessment methods, and forward data to the Senior Director.
Notify the appropriate licensing authority within 30 days of changes to address, telephone number, or employment, update the Statement of Professional Disclosure, and provide required updates to the licensing authority and Cherokee Nation Human Resources.
Represent professional credentials accurately, display the original license and current verification card at the primary practice location, and keep a current verification card readily available while providing counseling.
Provide and review the Statement of Professional Disclosure with clients, retain the required signed copy, and provide Cherokee Nation Human Resources with current disclosures, licenses, certifications, renewals, and supervision certifications as applicable.
Retain verification of continuing education attendance for two years.