Behavioral Health Clinician - Children's Intensive Services

Easterseals MORC is hiring for a full-time Behavioral Health Clinician - Childrens Intensive Services to help make a difference and become part of something bigger than yourself! 

Benefits:

Dental / Health/ Vision insurance
Dependent care reimbursement, and up to 5 day paid FMLA for maternity, paternity, foster care and adoption
401K retirement plan
3 weeks of Personal Time Off (PTO)
Up to $125 bonus for taking 5 days off in a row.
10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays (Over 30 days total of paid time off)
Wellness Programs
We are a PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer.
We provide bonuses and extra incentives to reward hard work & dedication.
Mileage reimbursement in accordance with IRS rate.
Free financial planning services through our partnerships with the LoVasco Consulting Group, Genesis Financial Partners, and SoFi.
Student loan repayment options
Pet Insurance

Awards:

Metro Detroit's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
Corp! Magazine Diversity Award Winner
West Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
Crain's Cool Places to Work
Oakland Parenting Awareness Coalitions' Family Friendly Employer of the Year

Essential Job Functions:

1. Engage individuals in a welcoming, hopeful, empathetic manner.
2. Implement integrated strength based assessment(s) interviews to assess the presence, onset, symptoms and patterns of behavioral health, substance use, and psychiatric disorders. Assess for acute needs and risk and provide/arrange for appropriate stage wise intervention. Demonstrate the knowledge of diagnostic criteria for psychiatric and substance use disorders.
   Provide intensive stabilization services and intervention including individual, group, or family psychotherapy. Evaluates the progress of individuals on an on- going basis.
3. May perform case management functions and act as a liaison with school and/ or vocational personnel and other community agencies to refer individuals, formulate and execute treatment plans, and provide educational and consultative services.
4. Attends team huddles to review barrier and progress towards stabilization of person served.
5.  Assist individuals with identifying changes in behavior, attitudes, feelings and thoughts that are triggers for relapse. Assist in the development of a relapse prevention/crisis plan utilizing personal, community and provider supports.
6. Communicate and collaborate with other providers across systems to ensure continuity of care.
7. Collaborates across disciplines for co-treatment/consultation of complex co- occurring mental health needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses.
8. Assists individuals with medication needs and coordinates with psychiatrist as appropriate based on treatment needs. Provide support, education, and reinforce the use of prescribed medications.
9. Completes and maintains all paperwork in accordance with funding source as well as Easterseals MORC policies and procedures.
10. Performs crisis intervention as needed.
11. Travels to various locations throughout Oakland County and other surrounding counties to provide individual and/or family therapy.
12. Demonstrates knowledge of principles of trauma informed care.
13. Willingness to support and assist individuals with trauma related issues.

Minimum qualifications:

1. Possess a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Counseling or Social Work
2. Limited Licensed Master's Social Worker (LLMSW) OR Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC)
3. Must meet qualifications of a Child Mental Health Professional (CMHP) and/or Mental Health Professional (MHP) per the Michigan PIHP/CMHSP Provider Qualifications per Medicaid Services
4. Strong clinical and communication skills.
5. Must posses a valid motor vehicles license in the State of Michigan with valid auto insurance coverage; AND
6. Possess a knowledge and understanding of co-occurring disorders (mental health & substance abuse)
7. Must maintain 24 hours child diagnostic treatment services training 

Salary : $125