Adult Outpatient Clinician Contractor

Job Description

OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION:

Provide trauma-informed therapy to underserved populations on-site at community-based mental health outpatient clinic. This includes diagnostic assessments and individual, group, and family therapy for a diverse caseload of adults ages 18 experiencing a variety of behavioral health issues. Bilinguals candidates are encouraged to apply.

FUNCTIONS:

• Provide weekly client-centered, trauma-informed, individual, group, and family therapy.
• With client consent, make concerted effort to engage identified support system in treatment.
• Provide initial and ongoing assessment of presenting issues, diagnostic impressions, and recommended course of treatment.
• Create treatment plan and routinely monitor progress in collaboration with client.
• Coordinate care with other involved professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Enter intake and therapy appointments into EMR at least 48 hours in advance. All scheduled time in the office must be filled with client appointments.
• Meet performance metrics, including minimum billing expectations commensurate with scheduled hours.
• Encourage consistent attendance by routinely reviewing attendance policy and providing weekly reminder calls. Discharge inactive cases in a timely manner to promote access.
• Accurately maintain all client documentation. Enter progress notes within 3 days of service, including supportive documentation (e.g., treatment plans, safety plans, case management notes, briefs, triage notes, discharge summaries, no show or cancellation notes).
• Refer for community resources including expanded mental health programming as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention including safety planning as needed. This includes follow up and coordination of care when individuals go to the CRC or acute level of care.
• Complete all mandatory training to maintain state, CBH, and NIAC credentialing.
• Obtain EBP training or other training as requested. Actively participate in appropriate EBP consultation group(s), each held for one hour/month (if applicable).
• Attend routine clinical supervision prepared to discuss current caseload, weekly productivity, and any relevant clinical or administrative questions or concerns.
• Function in full compliance with all agency policies/procedures and federal, state, and local laws and Interact’s Code of Conduct.
• Participate in Interact’s Compliance Program, including reporting suspected violations of the compliance program or applicable laws or regulations to immediate supervisor or Deputy Director of Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Maintain necessary clearances, continuing education, licenses, and certifications to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Promote a safe work environment that embraces Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA).
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Contractors must meet one of the following criteria:
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Human Services field.
• Has a graduate degree from a college or university that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in a generally recognized clinical discipline in which the degree program includes a clinical practicum.
  
  

(ii) Has an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

(iii) Is licensed in a generally recognized clinical discipline that includes mental health clinical experience.

• Clinical license not required but preferred.
• Previous experience providing behavioral health therapy to adults preferred.
  
  

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Required to show proof of Liability Insurance.
• Must have valid Childline, PA Criminal History, FBI Clearances prior to seeing clients.
• Willingness to be trained in EBPs that are appropriate to current caseload/clientele, with preference to candidates already trained in CBT, TF-CBT, PCIT or another EBP.
• Upon licensure, a willingness to undergo credentialing for major insurances.
  
  

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