Clinician - Outpatient, PT, FTE 0.50

KANZA MENTAL HEALTH AND GUIDANCE CENTER INC•Hiawatha, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Therapist Clinician provides person-centered behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and families served by Kanza Mental Health & Guidance Center (Kanza MHGC). The position primarily provides in-office outpatient therapy and may use telehealth when clinically appropriate and authorized. Services include assessment, diagnosis within the clinician’s scope of practice, treatment planning, psychotherapy, crisis assessment and intervention, care coordination, and timely clinical documentation. The clinician works within Kanza MHGC’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support timely access to comprehensive care and continuity of services. Treatment is expected to use evidence-based and evidence-informed practices and incorporate client preferences, strengths, culture, and needs. The role serves clients with a range of behavioral health concerns, including Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), co-occurring disorders, and Substance Use Disorders (SUD), within the clinician’s training and scope of practice. The clinician maintains a caseload, coordinates with internal and external providers as appropriate, and completes documentation in accordance with organizational, payer, CCBHC, and regulatory requirements. The position is based at Kanza MHGC’s Hiawatha and/or Holton, Kansas office, with travel to other Kanza locations as necessary. Work is primarily in a professional outpatient behavioral health office and involves interaction with people experiencing behavioral health symptoms, emotional distress, and crisis situations. The role requires use of electronic health record and other technology systems, including telehealth platforms. The position is listed as part-time, with an FTE of 0.50, although the posting also describes it as regular full-time and exempt.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
Valid Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board license as an LMSW or LSCSW, LPC or LCPC, LMFT or LCMFT, or LMLP or LCP; an equivalent out-of-state license requires obtaining a Kansas license before employment.
May work under a temporary license granted by the appropriate state authority when permitted.
At least 21 years of age.
Proficiency in English.
Successful completion of required pre-employment background checks and drug screening.
Completion of Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) training required by the State of Kansas, or ability to complete it within the first 90 days of employment.
Knowledge of behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and clinical documentation.
Knowledge of ethical and professional standards applicable to behavioral health treatment and the clinician’s license.
Ability to assess and respond appropriately to behavioral health emergencies and safety concerns.
Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to manage a clinical caseload, appointments, and documentation requirements.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to establish therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
Ability to work independently and effectively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, socioeconomic circumstances, and levels of functioning.
Proficiency with computers, electronic health record systems, telehealth platforms, email, and other work-related technology.
Ability to maintain accurate, timely, thorough, and professional clinical documentation.
Ability to protect client confidentiality and uphold ethical standards.
Ability to understand and comply with organizational policies, payer requirements, professional licensing requirements, CCBHC standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
Ability to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), or Substance Use Disorders (SUD).

Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy within professional scope of practice and competence.
Maintain primarily an in-office outpatient caseload and use telehealth when clinically appropriate and authorized.
Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and gather relevant behavioral health, psychosocial, medical, family, and environmental information.
Diagnose behavioral health conditions within professional scope of practice and applicable licensing requirements.
Develop individualized, person-centered treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, guardians, and treatment team members as appropriate.
Establish measurable treatment goals, evaluate client progress, and review or update treatment plans within required timeframes and when needs or circumstances change.
Use evidence-based, evidence-informed, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented interventions suited to clients’ diagnoses, developmental levels, cultures, strengths, needs, and treatment goals.
Provide services to clients with concerns including SMI, SED, co-occurring disorders, and SUD within the clinician’s training and scope of practice.
Assess for suicide risk, self-harm, homicidal ideation, abuse, neglect, exploitation, substance use concerns, and other safety risks as clinically indicated.
Develop and implement safety plans and coordinate crisis intervention or higher levels of care when needed.
Follow mandatory reporting requirements and organizational procedures for reportable circumstances.
Coordinate care with Kanza MHGC and external providers and facilitate referrals to behavioral health, medical, social, community, and supportive services as appropriate.
Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, clinical consultations, case reviews, staffing meetings, and other collaborative activities.
Complete accurate and timely assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, safety plans, releases of information, and other required clinical documentation.
Maintain documentation that supports medical necessity and connects client needs, goals, interventions, and progress.
Maintain an appropriate caseload and meet expectations for appointments, client access, productivity, documentation, and service delivery.
Monitor client engagement, address missed appointments and barriers to treatment, and respond to changes in clinical status or continuity-of-care concerns.
Participate in discharge and transition planning and support continuity of care, including after hospitalization, crisis services, or transitions between levels of care.
Maintain knowledge of community resources and help clients connect with supports when clinically appropriate.
Maintain professional and ethical boundaries and protect confidential client and organizational information.
Maintain required licenses, continuing education, certifications, and credentials; participate in required training, supervision, professional development, quality improvement, and organizational meetings.
Use the electronic health record and other technology systems appropriately and according to organizational policies.
Maintain professional communication and effective working relationships with clients, families, coworkers, referral sources, and community partners.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, ethical standards, safety requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations.
Support CCBHC standards through timely access, coordinated treatment planning, collaboration across service types, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care, client and family involvement, measurement-based care when applicable, and required documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the general responsibilities and scope of the position.