What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Clinician position at Woods Services?
Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as we embark on a new journey with our new Assertive Community Treatment Services for Youth (Youth ACT) program.
Assertive Community Treatment Services for Youth (Youth ACT)
The program operates throughout Cape May and Atlantic County and delivers a multidisciplinary mobile team to provide intensive and immediate access to treatment services in the community. The program works with youth ages 5-20 who present with significant mental health needs, challenging behaviors, and/or are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization or out of home care.
Title: Clinician
Salary: $65000 to $70000 / annually depending upon education, experience, and licensure.
- Serve as a liaison between the program and the family
- Provide on-site family therapy
- Interact with the family and the treatment team during the referral and admission process
- Complete a Biopsychosocial (BPS) assessment, intake, and other assessments as required
- Complete IMDS Strengths and Needs Assessment (within the first 24 hours and as needed in conjunction/coordination with CFT)
- Assist with program admissions or inpatient hospital admissions/transitions as necessary
- Develop cross-systems crisis prevention and intervention plans, comprehensive treatment and transition plans (within the first week and update as needed)
- Complete the initial safety and soothing plan development, documentation, and consultation (within the first 48 hours of admission)
- Complete the initial safety and soothing plan debriefing with family and youth (within the first 48 hours of admission)
- Develop and oversee the implementation of the Behavioral Assistant ISP, modify as needed based on frequent evaluation of implementation and progress
- Provide direct supervision of the Behavioral Assistants as required by Medicaid Regulations and Board standards.
- Provide on-site individual therapy as indicated in the youth’s treatment plan with EBP approaches and in coordination with consultant adjunct therapists or wellness service providers
- Implement interventions and activities based on individual needs and ongoing assessment
- Attend and facilitate treatment team meetings
- Share on-call responsibilities to ensure a timely telephonic response to crises within one hour of the call and face-to-face within 24 hours of the call
- Provide coordinated support with program staff and participate as part of the clinical team
- Provide daily clinical triage support
- Provide systemic consultation
- Prepare agendas and document outcomes for in-home sessions
- Ensure the coordination of treatment team meetings
- LSW, LAC, LPC, or LCSW in New Jersey
- One-year experience working with youth within family systems and 1 year experience working with people who have mental health and/or co-occurring behavioral health needs including complex trauma
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000
