What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Screener I position at La Rabida Children's Hospital?
La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring a full-time Clinical Screener I for the Behavioral Health Department in Chicago, IL. This is a hybrid position.
At La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our mission is simple: we’re dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life for each of our patients with complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses. The path to completing this mission, however, is often complicated. Fortunately, we’ve got the best team around. If you are looking for your next career opportunity to partner with a compassionate multidisciplinary collaborative team, we have the job for you.
Job Summary:
La Rabida is currently recruiting for a full-time Clinical Screener I to join our Behavioral Health Department in Chicago, IL.
Serves as Integrated Assessment Clinical Screener I. Utilizes assessment instruments designed for this program to establish measures of child/client functioning and to determine types of community and social supports required; administers clinical interviews for the IA program to clients (children), birth parents, and other adults in the child’s life; creates IA template reports and provides other services necessary to assess the child and implement a care plan.
Essential Clinical Screener I Functions:
Clinical Responsibilities:
Administrative and Case Management Responsibilities:
· Participate in quality assurance activities by submitting the weekly contact sheet.
What we need from you:
Must have excellent interpersonal skills to interact with all personnel involved in this program – children, parents, foster parents, relatives of children, DCFS staff, community agency staff, physicians, peers, government agencies, school personnel, etc. Must have access to an automobile and maintain adequate auto insurance. Also requires the use of a personal cell phone.
Education: Ph.D./Psy.D., LCSW or LCPC. Psychologists and social workers must be licensed in Illinois. Psychologists must have completed an APA-accredited internship in clinical child or pediatric psychology
Related Work Experience: Three years of post-graduate experience with the population of children served by this program. Must have child welfare experience
Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Excellent verbal and writing abilities are essential, as are a high level of computer skills. Must be an excellent communicator and team player.
Employees must maintain automobile insurance. La Rabida strongly recommends that the employee maintain the following liability limits: Automobile liability/$100,000 per person per accident; bodily injury/$300,000 aggregate per accident; property damage/$50,000 per accident; and automobile medical payments/$1,000 per person.
CPR required: Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted.
This is a grant-funded position. Should the grant funding be diminished or ended this position will be terminated.
Compensation Information:
Pay Range: $64,000 - $73,000
What you will receive:
La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.
La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
#INDLAR2025
At La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our mission is simple: we’re dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life for each of our patients with complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses. The path to completing this mission, however, is often complicated. Fortunately, we’ve got the best team around. If you are looking for your next career opportunity to partner with a compassionate multidisciplinary collaborative team, we have the job for you.
Job Summary:
La Rabida is currently recruiting for a full-time Clinical Screener I to join our Behavioral Health Department in Chicago, IL.
Serves as Integrated Assessment Clinical Screener I. Utilizes assessment instruments designed for this program to establish measures of child/client functioning and to determine types of community and social supports required; administers clinical interviews for the IA program to clients (children), birth parents, and other adults in the child’s life; creates IA template reports and provides other services necessary to assess the child and implement a care plan.
Essential Clinical Screener I Functions:
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Review all prior documentation/records related to the case (e.g. Juvenile Court, DCFS, medical, school, mental health, etc.). Integrates this information into IA report(s).
- Administers the Integrated Assessment screening/interviews to children who are DCFS wards, substitute caregivers/foster parents, birth parents, and other adults who are part of the child’s life (e.g. stepparents, paramours, etc.); to determine the types of services, treatment and community and social supports needed to provide the required help, care and treatment to the child and to optimize permanency outcomes. IA is conducted in the home of the child.
- Administers all required tools (Denver, DECA, ITSC, ASQ, ASQ-SE, ESI, PSI) based on the appropriate age/role of each client. Completes the required referral and submits the tools to DCFS by the federal/contract mandate on all cases. Makes appropriate referrals based on the results of the tools and clinical observation. Ensures the referral matches the final IA report.
- Writes the IA template report on all cases summarizing all historical information, integrating all interview data, medical data including health works, juvenile court information, DCFS investigative information, data from other child welfare agencies, and other data and information.
- Upon completion presents the written report to the IA Clinical Lead or IA Program Director for review and supervision. Meets with the Clinical Lead once per week in person utilizing the expectations of the program model of supervision.
- Meets with Permanency Worker/Supervisor to discuss the findings, and the development of the service plan and to prepare for the family meeting. Making expected attempts to staff the IA report on Page 2 person. Make weekly attempts to attend the family meeting for 30 days after the staffing.
- Completes and submits CANS as outlined in the IA policies as well as completes and submits each closed case file to the Clinical Lead to ensure completion within 30 days of SACWIS entry. Ensure each case’s closed file includes all vital information. Submits a closed file to the IA Administrative Assistant on time.
- Maintains ongoing communication with the Permanency Worker, supervisor, and family members throughout the interview/screening and writing process. It is available to staff for clinical consultation related to the IA report, client functioning, and identification of further assessment and/or service needs.
Administrative and Case Management Responsibilities:
· Participate in quality assurance activities by submitting the weekly contact sheet.
- Participates in research activities by ensuring all information is included in the IA report
What we need from you:
Must have excellent interpersonal skills to interact with all personnel involved in this program – children, parents, foster parents, relatives of children, DCFS staff, community agency staff, physicians, peers, government agencies, school personnel, etc. Must have access to an automobile and maintain adequate auto insurance. Also requires the use of a personal cell phone.
Education: Ph.D./Psy.D., LCSW or LCPC. Psychologists and social workers must be licensed in Illinois. Psychologists must have completed an APA-accredited internship in clinical child or pediatric psychology
Related Work Experience: Three years of post-graduate experience with the population of children served by this program. Must have child welfare experience
Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Excellent verbal and writing abilities are essential, as are a high level of computer skills. Must be an excellent communicator and team player.
Employees must maintain automobile insurance. La Rabida strongly recommends that the employee maintain the following liability limits: Automobile liability/$100,000 per person per accident; bodily injury/$300,000 aggregate per accident; property damage/$50,000 per accident; and automobile medical payments/$1,000 per person.
CPR required: Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted.
This is a grant-funded position. Should the grant funding be diminished or ended this position will be terminated.
Compensation Information:
Pay Range: $64,000 - $73,000
What you will receive:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan & Matching
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off
- Free Parking
- Free Lunch every last Friday of the month
La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.
La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
#INDLAR2025
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