Access Team Interim Care Clinician

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, including initial risk screening with individuals / families.
• Actively engage and partner with individuals / families in treatment planning
• Achieve and assign diagnoses, in accordance with the DSM-5-TR.
• Identify individuals / families with urgent needs and engage them through their preferred format and location, including in-person or via telehealth, on or potentially off site.
• Meet acute therapeutic needs through interim care provision
• Ensure a warm hand off of referrals within the agency or to other partner agencies in the community.
• Actively work with agency clinical teams (outpatient, psychiatry, crisis, substance use / co-occurring disorder treatment, community based and school / outreach services) to facilitate referrals and triage cases.
• Support and actively promote the vision and mission of Family Service and Guidance Center.
• Serve as an ambassador of Family Service and Guidance Center in the community setting and public events.
• Vigilantly protect and maintain client confidentiality.
• Promote internal and external customer service to clients, families and other staff / departments.
• Maintain agency quality improvement and corporate compliance while complying with documentation guidelines and ensure services are consistently performed to clinical standards.
• Provide clinical mentorship and supervision.
• Promote and model self-care strategies to maintain personal health.
• Maintain positive working relationships with community referral sources such as school personnel, juvenile justice, other mental health providers or agencies.
• Assist the Director of Clinical Operations in monitoring qualitative and quantitative data with recommendations to promote efficiencies and effectiveness of access to services provided to individuals / families.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education / Licensure :

Experience :

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

PHYSCIAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs. / day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hrs. / day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs. / day)

Physical Demands Lift / Carry

Stand (F) 10 lbs. or less (O)

Walk (F) 11 - 20 lbs. (O)

Sit (F) 21 - 50 lbs. (O)

Manually Manipulate (0) 51 - 100 lbs. (N)

Reach Outward (O) Over 100 lbs. (N)

Reach Above Shoulder (O)

Climb (O) Push / Pull

Crawl (O) 12 lbs. or less (O)

Squat or Kneel (O) 26- 40 lbs. (O)

Bend (O) 41 - 100 lbs. (O)

Other Physical Requirements :

Clinicians must have sufficient ambulatory capabilities to work with children, adolescents and adults in the office setting. Position may require the ability to use physical holding (MAB) with children, adolescents and adults exhibiting out of control behaviors.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office and Community-Based working environment; requires flexible schedule; frequent interruptions occur; expected to deal with individuals in crisis, potential risk of exposure to aggressive and / or acting out (verbal and physical) children, youth and adults, and exposure to low socioeconomic homes and neighborhoods.

Position requires long periods of sitting, continual use of the keyboard / personal computer, interacting with others via speaking on the telephone. Position may require the provision of services in an office, client home, school or other community setting.