School-Based Behavioral Health Clinician-Middle School (3656)

WACO FAMILY MEDICINE•Waco, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The School-Linked Behavioral Health Clinician provides compassionate, evidence-based counseling and support for middle school students with Waco Family Medicine, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). This full-time, exempt position is located on a middle school campus in partnership with Waco Independent School District, with occasional work at Waco Family Medicine sites. The role involves diagnosing and delivering goal-oriented interventions for various behavioral health conditions, providing individual and group psychotherapy, and offering clinical crisis intervention and safety planning. The clinician will also coordinate access to medical pharmacotherapy, engage parents/guardians in care, and collaborate with Waco Family Medicine providers for referrals. Documentation in the electronic health record and adherence to compliance standards are essential. The position also supports program development by tracking caseloads and outcomes for program dashboards and grant requirements.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field.
Active Texas license as LPC, LPC-Associate (under supervision), or LCSW.
Strong skills in crisis intervention, short-term therapy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Visual and auditory accuracy
Indoor setting
Continuous use of computer
Long periods of sitting
Frequent use of telephone
Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation of both hands
Continuous conversational communication
Occasional reaching, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing
Occasionally carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.
Occasionally working in confined, noisy, dusty areas
Frequent use of personal car
Understand/carry out simple/detailed, oral/written instructions
Memorize and retain instructions
Read and interpret detailed specifications
Mental competency
Tobacco non-user

Nice To Haves

Experience providing therapy to children/adolescent
Experience in school or community-based settings.
Training in evidence-based practices for youth (e.g., CBT, TF-CBT, DBT skills).
Bilingual (English/Spanish).
Familiarity with FQHC requirements, HRSA guidelines, and loan repayment programs (NHSC, state loan repayment) preferred.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and deliver goal-oriented interventions for anxiety, depression, trauma and stressor related disorders, adjustment disorders, ADHD and other behavioral health conditions as appropriate.
Provide individual psychotherapy.
Offer group psychotherapy as needed and appropriate.
Provide appropriate clinical crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
Use standardized tools to guide care and measure outcomes.
Coordinate access to medical pharmacotherapy as indicated.
Engage parents/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 electronic health record and meet all compliance standards.
Adhere to all WFM compliance, HIPAA, child abuse reporting, and clinical risk management guidelines.
Track caseloads, service utilization, referral closures, and outcomes to contribute to program dashboards.
Support grant and funding requirements as applicable.