What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Clinician position at Shingle Springs Rancheria?
POSITION SUMMARY
This position has responsibility for providing responsible and professional social services and / or clinical treatment of an advanced nature to a variety of clients with identified needs including emotionally disturbed individuals, mentally ill persons, and / or substance abusers; counseling to individuals and groups; crisis intervention as appropriate; participating in the development and implementation of various treatment and outreach services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Develops and administers long or short-term treatment plans requiring comprehensive professional knowledge with the goal of improving or restoring individual or family functioning; may include clinical treatments and may determine appropriate method of treatment intervention including program modification.
- Participates in and / or conducts comprehensive individual and family psychosocial assessments for problem identification and diagnosis; determines acuity of need and recommend appropriate program placement; provide crisis counseling to include authorization for 72-hour emergency in-patient admission as necessary.
- Prepares and presents clinical and / or case management documentation for review by multi-disciplinary team; provides on-going consultation and systematic support for the team in its implementation of treatment programs and individual treatment plans and / or case management.
- Investigates, intervenes and provides a variety of professional services to children or other special needs clients, in circumstances in which the client's physical or emotional welfare is involved including cases of neglect, emotional / behavioral problems, physical / mental disabilities, or other conditions that may adversely affect the client.
- Participates in and / or conducts group, family, and individual therapy to include marital and / or family counseling as appropriate to effect positive rehabilitation, solutions, and / or life improvements.
- Provides highly skilled professional services in counseling, medical social work, family services, community organization, social research, and related areas.
- Performs case management duties including treatment plan monitoring, advocacy, referral and linkage to other needed services and crisis interventions; establishes and maintains casework records and documents in accordance with departmental and statutory regulations and procedures; and prepares relevant correspondence and reports.
- Provides outreach, education, and professional consultation to the community, the general public, as well as public and private agencies; conducts training workshops and / or presentations to clients, care providers, community groups, referrals, and the general public.
- Provides culturally competent mental health care in community health clinic serving American Indian / Alaska Native and other low-income populations.
- Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
NATIVE PREFERENCE
Preference in hiring is given to the most qualified applicant. However, when candidates for an open position are determined to be equally qualified, Native American candidates will have preference for hiring purposes. This means that if the qualifications of the best candidates are comparable, the Native American candidate is given preference. The following order of preference shall be adhered to when hiring : (1) Members of Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians members; (2) Spouses or domestic partners (certified through Tribal Court or the State of California) of members of Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians; 3) Parents of children of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians; 4) All other documented Native Americans; 5) All other applicants in accordance with Title 25, U.S. Code, Section 472 and 473. Applicants claiming Indian preference must submit verification of Indian eligibility.
