10-Month School-Based Clinician

Wheeler•Bristol, CT

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Bristol School-Based Integrated Health Care Clinician provides clinical and case management services to children in a school-based setting. The clinician collaborates with teachers, administrators, parents, and a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality behavioral health services and help address students’ behavioral, primary, and dental health needs. The position also includes clinical leadership and support for staff, management of client referrals and admission and discharge processes, and responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the program model. This is a 10-month, full-time position at Bristol Public School in Bristol, Connecticut. A sign-on bonus is available.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Counseling, or a doctoral degree in Psychology.
Must hold 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.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and case management services to children in a school-based setting.
Collaborate with teachers, administrators, parents, and a multidisciplinary team to address students’ behavioral, primary, and dental health needs.
Provide behavioral health consultation to primary care providers, support clients’ medical treatment compliance, and refer clients to Wheeler or community services as needed.
Conduct program-specific screening and evaluation and formulate diagnoses in accordance with the DSM.
Develop and document clear, individualized, measurable clinical formulations and treatment plans with clients, families, and relevant others.
Use knowledge of psychopathology and individual, group, and family psychotherapy; triage clinical emergencies, including suicide risk and danger to others.
Use evidence-based practices and best-practice psychotherapy models where appropriate.
Provide or refer clients to focused, time-limited group therapy when indicated, and maintain and facilitate at least one group during the school year using evidence-based practices targeting trauma.
Demonstrate knowledge of psychotropic medications and internal and external levels of care, referral processes, and resources.
Complete clinical documentation in a timely manner and in compliance with agency policy.
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 and meet direct-service productivity goals.
Follow program, department, and agency goals, practice standards, 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 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 develop and monitor quality-improvement goals.
Collaborate with community providers to support positive systems of care for clients and families and promote Wheeler as a quality service provider.
Report child abuse or neglect as mandated, follow confidentiality guidelines, and ensure compliance with applicable licensing, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
Continue developing cultural understanding of the history, traditions, values, family systems, and artistic expression of groups served, and use culturally appropriate methods, skills, and techniques.