School Based Behavioral Health Clinician - East Haven High School

Moses/Weitzman Health System • East Haven, CT

6d • $51,000 - $86,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Behavioral Health Clinician is a salaried, full-time position based at East Haven High School that follows a school calendar of 195 days per year. The clinician provides behavioral health services to students and families as a CHC employee, including psychosocial evaluations, care planning, individual, family, and group therapy, and collaboration with psychiatric and medical providers. The role focuses primarily on direct client care and may include supervision of unlicensed staff or students.

The clinician works in an interdisciplinary team and provides outpatient care, crisis intervention, safety assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation of client progress. The position also involves timely clinical documentation, consultation and coordination with internal and external providers and agencies, and participation in clinical meetings and committees. Clinical interventions and records must comply with CHC policies, Joint Commission standards, and state regulations.

Requirements

• Hold a Connecticut license as an LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or clinical psychologist, or be license-eligible with a current associate license (LMSW, LPCA, or LMFTA) and ability 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 organizational providers.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of behavioral health, patient, and business information.

Nice To Haves

• Professional clinical licensure (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 team, accept warm handoffs from primary care providers and other team members, and identify potentially appropriate patients through the behavioral health clinical dashboard.
• Consult with providers inside and outside the agency regarding patient treatment plans and progress.
• Coordinate with psychiatric consultants for diagnostic and consultative needs and make referrals for medication management as needed.
• Attend clinical team and component meetings as assigned.
• Meet annual productivity standards while maintaining a focus on quality clinical care.
• Help clients express and understand their feelings, circumstances, and relationships, and develop skills or strategies to address identified goals.
• Perform crisis interventions and assess immediate safety concerns, including risk of homicide, suicide, or domestic violence.
• Develop and implement treatment plans in accordance with clinical experience, state regulations, and Joint Commission standards.
• Evaluate treatment effectiveness and modify treatment approaches as client status changes.
• Discuss plans for life after therapy with individual patients and support family members in understanding and supporting clients.
• Maintain awareness of developments in the field and gather information about community mental health needs and resources.
• Supervise student interns or staff working toward licensure when appropriately licensed.
• Complete documentation required by state regulations, Joint Commission standards, and CHC Behavioral Health, including intake, prior authorization requests, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge records.
• 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 confidentiality of patient and business information and complete client data entry.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may have access to health and wellness benefits.
• Eligible employees may have access to retirement savings opportunities.
• Eligible employees may have access to paid time off.
• Eligible employees may have access to professional development and tuition assistance programs.
• Eligible employees may have access to employee assistance resources.
• Flexible work arrangements may be available where applicable.
• Other company-sponsored benefits may be available; offerings and eligibility vary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed