School Based Behavioral Health Clinician - East Haven High School

Moses / Weitzman Health System•New Haven, CT

6d•$51,000 - $86,000•Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Behavioral Health Clinician is a clinician employed by CHC who provides behavioral health services in a school-based clinic at East Haven High School. The role includes diagnostic psychosocial evaluations, developing care plans with clients and their families, providing individual, family, and group therapy, and coordinating care with psychiatric and medical providers. The position primarily focuses on direct client care and may include supervising unlicensed staff or students. It is a full-time salaried position following a school-based calendar of 195 days per year. The clinician works as part of an interdisciplinary, interprofessional team, provides outpatient care to children and/or adults, performs crisis interventions and safety assessments, and evaluates and adjusts treatment based on clients’ progress. The role also includes maintaining clinical documentation and records in accordance with CHC policies, Joint Commission standards, and state regulations; completing required reports; and participating in assigned meetings and committees.

Requirements

LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or licensed Clinical Psychologist in Connecticut; alternatively, license-eligible applicants must hold a current associate license (MLSW, PC-A, or MFT-A) and be able to obtain full clinical licensure within three years of hire.
At least two years of outpatient experience, including experience with children and/or adults.
Theoretical orientation consistent with brief, problem-focused therapy.
Reliable access to an automobile or other transportation for outside agency consultations, meetings, and home visits.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to interface with patients, family members, community agencies, and other providers within the organization.

Nice To Haves

Professional clinical licensure as an LCSW, LPC, or LMFT is preferred.
Written and oral bilingual fluency in a language spoken by the patient population, such as English and Spanish, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete initial behavioral health evaluations and provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy to children and/or adults in an outpatient clinic.
Run at least five groups for each week of direct clinical work.
Work as part of an interdisciplinary, interprofessional team, accept warm handoffs, and identify patients who may need behavioral health services.
Consult with providers inside and outside the agency about patients’ treatment plans and progress.
Coordinate with psychiatric consultants for diagnostic and consultative needs and refer patients for medication management as needed.
Attend assigned clinical team and component meetings and meet annual productivity standards with a focus on quality clinical care.
Encourage clients to discuss their feelings and life circumstances and help them develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
Perform crisis interventions and assess immediate safety concerns, including risks related to homicide, suicide, and domestic violence.
Guide clients in developing skills and strategies to address identified goals.
Develop and implement treatment plans in accordance with clinical experience, state regulatory requirements, and Joint Commission standards.
Evaluate treatment effectiveness and modify treatment activities or approaches as clients’ status changes.
Discuss plans for life after therapy with individual patients and support family members in understanding and assisting clients.
Maintain awareness of developments in the field and gather information about community mental health needs and resources.
Supervise student interns or other staff working toward licensure when licensed to do so.
Complete required documentation, including intake, prior authorization requests, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge documentation, in a timely manner.
Complete and lock treatment notes by the end of the next business day.
Prepare reports for outside agencies, such as DCF, Family Relations, and probation, when appropriate client releases are signed.
Participate in agency-wide committees as assigned.
Maintain the confidentiality of patient and business information and perform client data entry as required.