School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician -High School

WACO FAMILY MEDICINE•Waco, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The School-Linked Behavioral Health Clinician provides compassionate, evidence-based counseling and support for high school students through Waco Family Medicine, a Federally Qualified Health Center, in partnership with Waco Independent School District. The position is based at a high school campus, with occasional work at Waco Family Medicine sites, and reports to the Project Manager, School-Based Services. The clinician diagnoses and delivers goal-oriented interventions for behavioral health conditions, including anxiety, depression, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, adjustment disorders, and ADHD. Services include individual and, when appropriate, group psychotherapy; clinical crisis intervention and safety planning; use of standardized tools to guide care and measure outcomes; coordination of access to medical pharmacotherapy when indicated; and engaging parents or guardians in care planning, progress updates, and family treatment when appropriate. The role coordinates with Waco Family Medicine providers for medical social service referrals, documents services in the electronic health record, and follows compliance, HIPAA, child abuse reporting, and clinical risk management requirements. The clinician also tracks caseloads, service utilization, referral closures, and outcomes for program dashboards and supports grant and funding requirements as applicable. Example measures of success include a time-to-first-visit of no more than 10 school days; at least a five-point improvement on PHQ-A or GAD-7 for students with elevated baseline scores; positive school staff feedback on collaboration and communication; and adherence to FERPA/HIPAA data-sharing agreements.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.
Active Texas license as an LPC, LPC-Associate (under supervision), or LCSW.
Strong skills in crisis intervention, short-term therapy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Visual and auditory accuracy.
Ability to use a computer continuously and sit for long periods.
Frequent telephone use and continuous conversational communication.
Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation with both hands.
Ability to follow and retain simple or detailed oral and written instructions and read and interpret detailed specifications.
Mental competency.
Tobacco non-user.
Occasionally able to reach, walk, squat, bend, kneel, twist, and climb; occasionally carry, lift, push, and pull up to 25 lbs.
Frequent use of a personal car.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing therapy to children or adolescents.
Experience in school or community-based settings.
Training in evidence-based practices for youth, such as CBT, TF-CBT, or DBT skills.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and provide goal-oriented interventions for anxiety, depression, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, adjustment disorders, ADHD, and other behavioral health conditions as appropriate.
Provide individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy when needed and appropriate.
Provide clinical crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
Use standardized tools to guide care and measure outcomes.
Coordinate access to medical pharmacotherapy when indicated.
Engage parents or guardians in care planning, progress updates, and family treatment when appropriate.
Coordinate with Waco Family Medicine providers for medical social service referrals.
Document services in the electronic health record and meet compliance standards.
Follow WFM compliance, HIPAA, child abuse reporting, and clinical risk management guidelines.
Track caseloads, service utilization, referral closures, and outcomes for program dashboards.
Support grant and funding requirements as applicable.
Collaborate and communicate with school staff while adhering to FERPA/HIPAA data-sharing agreements.