Duties and Responsibilities |
Duties and Responsibilities | Description of Duty |
Deliver Comprehensive Services | - Provide comprehensive home-based services (including, but not limited to, individual, family and school counseling, GPS, truancy and/or independent living services) in compliance with all specific county and program requirements. It is the responsibility of the employee to know all the program and county standards for the particular service they are providing.
- Evaluate client’s mental health condition based on review of client information and completion of needs assessment.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
- Meet or exceed clinical productivity targets.
- Utilize evidence-based practice and clinical models.
- As needed, complete case management related tasks (i.e. resource identification and coordination).
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Collaboration | - Develop and maintain positive working relationships with referring agency staff, schools, and community resources.
- Consult, network and cooperate with community systems to facilitate linkage, referrals, crisis management, advocacy, and follow up with the focus on attaining treatment goals.
- Attend all court hearings, case reviews or staffing(s) as necessary.
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Documentation and Records Management | - Document all client, family and collaborative contacts through up-to-date case notes that will be maintained in client files/database.
- Provide Clinical Progress Reports as required, as well as any other specific written or verbal information requested by referring agency or supervisor, meeting all deadlines.
- Maintain client files and program records ensuring that all required documents are in accordance with applicable standards and regulations at all times.
- Maintain all client data, outcomes and follow-up information accurately and update as required.
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Crisis Support | - Provide Safety and Crisis Plans for all clients that includes local crisis support
- Provide crisis support during regular business hours
- Facilitate problem solving for the family
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Admissions | - Ensure that all admissions are processed promptly and that intake forms are completed properly.
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Compliance | - Ensure that all case records, correspondence and conversations regarding clients remain confidential as required by HIPAA compliance mandates.
- Comply with all Mandated Reporting, Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect Laws in all clinical work.
- Prepare for and participate in scheduled Quality Assurance Reviews of data, reports, client files, paperwork, checklists, etc.
- Complete Satisfaction and Outcomes questionnaires
- Provide session recordings monthly for MI
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Coordination of Treatment | - Participate in regularly scheduled clinical supervision.
- Attend and actively participate in all scheduled professional trainings.
- Be available to clients, child serving agencies and co-workers via cell phone and return all calls within a timely manner.
- Monitor all electronic communications throughout the day and respond accordingly. Ensure electronic communications reflect days off with instructions on who to contact in your absence
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Professionalism | - Apply cultural sensitivity in clinical and professional work, including regular participation in the development of cultural awareness.
- Participate in training MHWs in treatment modalities as needed.
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