What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assessment Clinician position at Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.?
Description
Together we inspire wellness.
Through hope & healing, Sinnissippi Centers strives to empower all to live their best lives.
Sinnissippi Centers is expanding our services along with the Illinois CCBHC program to ensure access to coordinated and comprehensive behavioral health care and our commitment to person-centered treatment. This position will provide assessment and care coordination to help people navigate behavioral health care, physical health care, social services, and the other systems they are involved in.
The qualified candidate will be working with youth, families, and adults at Sinnissippi's Dixon/Route 2 location providing effective treatment for individuals and families with emotional and behavioral health needs.
This role provides expert psychosocial assessment, brief targeted intervention, and individual therapy for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact client/family ability to optimally benefit from care. The role also provides education and/or consultation to patients and their families.
This position provides a great opportunity for a self-directed mental health clinician to make a significant contribution to the larger care team. Working as an independent health care provider, you'll play an integral role in our care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to clients while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team.
We are seeking an Assessment Clinician to:
- Provide Psychosocial assessments to youth and adults.
- Collaborate with other staff, clinicians and medical professionals in a fast-paced environment.
- Provide brief evidence-based interventions.
- Provide short, but intense follow-up.
- Connect clients to resources.
- Use outcome-based models to track client improvement.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Salary: $51,405 - $59,758 (MHP/Bachelor's level); $59,116 - $68,870 (QMHP/Master's level)
Requirements
- Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and other members of the care team.
- Ability to effectively engage patients in a therapeutic relationship, when appropriate.
- Experience with screening, assessing, and carrying out treatment plans for common mental health disorders.
- Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common mental health disorders.
- Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments for common mental health disorders.
- Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental health disorders.
- Familiarity with social/human service practices, confidentiality, and risk/malpractice issues within health care settings.
- Bachelor's degree and/or nursing license required; and previous clinical experience.
Sinnissippi Centers offers a competitive benefits package and healthcare plan.
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Agency-provided Life insurance
- Supplemental Life insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) Retirement plan with 50% - employer match
Equal Employment Opportunity
YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers, we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. We proudly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusiveness are vital to our mission, vision, and values, and are important for healthy communities Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma-informed care, driven by diversity, equity, and inclusion, creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves—as consumers, as staff, and as community members.
There is no room for prejudice nor discrimination in our mission, vision, or values.
Our Vision: Together creating the highest level of care, empowering people of all ages to find joy and hope.
Our Values: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Humor, Collaboration, Acceptance, & Quality.
Salary : $51,405 - $59,758
