Licensed Mental Health Clinician
About The Position
The Licensed Mental Health Clinician delivers individual, group, and family counseling and completes clinical-record documentation, including Individual Service Plans (ISPs), psychosocial assessments, daily notes, and weekly reviews. The clinician provides crisis intervention and de-escalation, assesses crisis severity, and recommends appropriate responses to direct care staff to support safety and consistency of care. The role includes responding to community calls within 60 minutes, 24/7; completing safety planning through a dedicated crisis phone line; orienting patients and families to the facility and patients’ rights; conducting assessments and risk evaluations; and completing Baker Acts when appropriate. The clinician contributes to individualized care planning, supports patients’ and families’ social and psychological well-being, coordinates referrals and provider visits, mediates concerns, and plans appropriate discharges and transfers to promote continuity of care. The position is based in a professional office/residential setting, with some outdoor activities and travel. The clinician must uphold WestCare Foundation’s mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals, and perform other assigned duties.
Requirements
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Adherence to high ethical standards, especially confidentiality requirements.
- Professional appearance and demeanor.
- Cultural and linguistic sensitivity to the populations served.
- Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from DCF.
- Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Creole language ability is required.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain and maintain WestCare vehicle insurance.
- Two years of experience in behavioral health crisis services.
- Graduation from an accredited master’s program in Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
- Must hold an active, good-standing Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist credential.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting working directly with individuals is preferred.
- Familiarity with Miami-Dade County.
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive social histories and psychosocial assessments that address patients’ problems, strengths, preferences, and cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds and their implications for care planning.
- Respond to calls in the community within 60 minutes, 24/7.
- Orient patients and families to the facility, its services and limitations, and patients’ rights.
- Complete safety planning over the dedicated crisis phone line.
- Participate in development of individualized patient care plans.
- Complete required assessments and evaluations and Baker Acts when appropriate.
- Complete mandatory documentation within applicable regulatory timelines.
- Facilitate the social and psychological well-being of patients and their families.
- Mediate issues among patients, families, and staff.
- Coordinate visits by facility mental health providers and make resident referrals.
- Plan discharges and transfers to ensure appropriateness and continuity of care.
- Conduct risk assessments.
- Involve the facility in meeting patients’ psychosocial needs.
- Ensure shift duties are completed promptly and in accordance with WestCare procedures.
- Participate in clinical staffing decisions regarding patients’ strengths, resources, and need for additional resources.
- Assist other WestCare staff collaboratively to promote cooperation and a professional image in the community.
- Perform other duties as assigned and embody WestCare Foundation’s mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
