10-Month School-Based Clinician

Wheeler • New Britain, CT

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The New Britain School-Based Integrated Health Care Clinician provides clinical and case management services for children in a school-based setting. The clinician builds positive working relationships with co-workers, clients, and external stakeholders, and collaborates with teachers, administrators, and parents to provide mental health services to students. The role provides clinical leadership and support to staff, manages client referrals, admissions, and discharges, and helps ensure the integrity of the program model. This is a 10-month, full-time position based at New Britain Public School in New Britain, Connecticut.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Counseling, or a doctoral degree in Psychology.
• Must hold or be eligible for one of the following Connecticut credentials: LMSW, LCSW, LMFTA, LMFT, LPCA, LPC, or licensed or license-eligible Psychologist. Applicants may apply before receiving the credential.
• Knowledge of psychopathology and primary psychotherapy modalities, including individual, group, and family therapy.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of internal and external levels of care, referral processes, and community resources.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with clients, families, school personnel, staff, and providers.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to address clients’ behavioral, primary, and dental health needs, including consulting with primary care providers, supporting medical treatment compliance, and making referrals.
• Conduct program-specific screenings and evaluations and formulate diagnoses in accordance with the DSM.
• Develop and document clear, individualized, measurable treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, and others as appropriate.
• Triage clinical emergencies, including suicide risk and danger to others, and use appropriate evidence-based psychotherapy practices.
• Provide or refer clients to focused, time-limited group therapy when required.
• Maintain and facilitate at least one group during the school year, using evidence-based practices to engage clients in trauma-focused model-specific treatment.
• Complete clinical documentation in a timely manner and in compliance with agency policy.
• Make clinically appropriate, timely referrals based on identified service needs and knowledge of internal and external levels of care and resources.
• Communicate at least monthly with clients, families, and internal and external providers; attend required meetings and multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings.
• Provide up to one hour per week of consultation to the designated school.
• Meet program-defined direct service productivity goals and follow program, department, and agency standards, target outcomes, and data collection and reporting protocols.
• Attend scheduled supervision prepared, seek additional supervision or consultation as needed, and follow supervisory directives.
• Provide clinical leadership in implementing, promoting, and sustaining evidence-based and best-practice prevention, intervention, and treatment models.
• Provide guidance and crisis support to staff.
• Work with the manager or designee to develop, monitor, and analyze clinical and program performance and outcomes, and to develop and monitor quality improvement goals.
• Collaborate with community providers to support clients and families and promote positive system development.
• Report child abuse and neglect as mandated, follow confidentiality guidelines, and help ensure compliance with applicable licensing, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Develop cultural understanding of the groups served and use appropriate methods, skills, and techniques that reflect that understanding.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available.
• Comprehensive medical and prescription insurance through Centivo.
• Dental and vision insurance through Cigna.
• Wellness programs supporting physical and mental health.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• 403(b) plan with company contributions.
• Education reimbursement program.
• Training and development opportunities, including supervision toward licensure.
• Potential eligibility for National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayment programs.
• Productivity incentive.
• Reimbursement for licensure and certification expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time