Licensed Mental Health Clinician (53562)

Westcare • Miami, FL

3d

About The Position

The Licensed Mental Health Clinician delivers individual, group, and family counseling and completes clinical-record documentation, including Individual Service Plans, psychosocial assessments, daily notes, and weekly reviews. The clinician provides crisis intervention and de-escalation, assesses crisis severity, and advises direct-care staff on appropriate and consistent responses to promote safety.

The role includes responding to community calls within 60 minutes at any time, day or night, and completing safety planning through a dedicated crisis phone line. The clinician supports patients and families, participates in care planning and clinical staffing, conducts assessments and risk evaluations, and coordinates referrals, visits, discharges, and transfers to promote continuity of care. Work is primarily performed in a professional office or residential setting, with some outdoor activities and travel.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct, especially confidentiality standards.
• 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 proficiency 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 with a degree 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 license.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of supervised social work experience in a health care setting, working directly with individuals.
• Familiarity with Miami-Dade County.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive social histories and psychosocial assessments that address patients’ problems, strengths, preferences, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, and implications for care plans.
• 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 through the dedicated crisis phone line.
• Participate in developing individualized patient care plans.
• Complete required assessments and evaluations, including 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 in a timely manner and in accordance with WestCare procedures.
• Participate in clinical staffing decisions about patients’ strengths, resources, and need for additional resources.
• Assist other WestCare staff collaboratively to promote cooperation and present a professional image to the community.
• Embrace and embody WestCare Foundation’s mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time