Licensed Mental Health Clinician

WESTCARE INC • Miami, FL

4d • $35 - $35 • Onsite

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 role 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 clinician develops social histories and psychosocial assessments, helps create individualized care plans, completes required assessments and evaluations, and conducts Baker Acts when appropriate. The role supports patients’ and families’ social and psychological well-being, coordinates referrals and provider visits, plans appropriate discharges and transfers, conducts risk assessments, and contributes to clinical staffing decisions. The position also responds to community calls within 60 minutes, provides safety planning through a dedicated crisis phone line, and completes required documentation within regulatory timelines.

Work is primarily performed in a professional office or residential setting, with some outdoor activities and travel. The position requires a master’s degree in a related field, an active qualifying clinical license, two years of behavioral health crisis-services experience, bilingual English/Spanish or English/Creole ability, and a valid driver’s license.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited master’s program with a degree in Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Two years of experience in behavioral health crisis services.
• Must hold an active Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist credential in good standing.
• Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Creole is required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain and maintain WestCare vehicle insurance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from DCF.
• 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, particularly confidentiality.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Ability to meet new requirements that may be issued during employment, including vaccination requirements from local, state, federal, or funding sources.
• Ability to perform the stated physical and mental duties with or without accommodation, including mobility, occasional lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds, computer and telephone use, and approved physical and mental/verbal de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information, cooperate and communicate with people at all levels, and work under stress in emotionally charged settings.

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 account for patients’ problems, strengths, preferences, and cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
• 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 the 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 on time 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 and professionally.
• 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level