What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Outpatient Clinician - Case Manager position at Wellmore Behavioral Health?
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Clinician Case Manager is responsible for direct services with children, adolescents
and their families including but not limited to evaluation/assessment; home
& community based services; outreach; case and care management; individual and family
therapies; crisis intervention; record keeping; collaboration with other professionals and
team members and related community services (including consultation and/or community
and/or school placements). He/she may be assigned to carry a pager and responds to all
calls for assistance either by telephone or in person (as clinically indicated).
SUPERVISION: Supervised by: Team Leader (or designee)
Supervises: Interns and/or those designated by supervisor.
EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To provide comprehensive evaluations, treatment plans and treatment of children,
adolescents and families. This includes evaluation/assessment; home and community
based services; outreach; case and care management; individual, group and family
therapies, as well as crisis intervention.
2. To implement treatment plans that may include psychotherapy and clinically required
support services including but not limited to translation, transportation (only as per
agency policy) advocacy and linkage to other needed services.
3. To provide community based outreach and treatment services as defined by the treatment
plan and/or client need, in a variety of settings including but not limited to: agency
offices sites, client homes, schools, emergency rooms, shelters, police stations, etc.
4. To carry a pager and to be available to provide after-hour emergency mobile (in-home,
community, emergency room, school-based, other) services including both phone and
face to face interventions, if assigned as based on agency and/or client needs.
5. Maintain contact and provide follow-up with families requiring this service. This may
include daily home visits and home based therapies.
6. Maintain confidential and/or any other required program documents.
7. Maintain a level of productivity as determined by the Executive Director and assigned by
the program supervisor.
8. To work collaboratively as a member of a team with other professionals and concerned
parties involved in cases.
9. To assist in the organization, marketing, planning and implementation of the program.
10. Actively participate in trainings and staff meetings.
11. To serve on agency and/or community committees.
12. Actively participate in supervision and report directly to the supervisor.
13. To supervise assigned staff and/or student interns.
14. Other such duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires availability to work one weekday evening until 8:00 PM. Two 8:00 p.m. evening shifts per week are strongly preferred.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have the ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality of both agency and client matters. Must understand and be able to display the clinical knowledge and expertise necessary to perform crisis intervention. Must be able to display knowledge and expertise in clinical theory and practice as it relates to the populations served by Wellmore, Inc. Must be capable of working as a part of a team and be able to effectively communicate with both families and professionals (in writing and verbally). Working knowledge of the greater
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
A Master’s Degree in marriage and family therapy, social work, or related human services field with at least a one-year clinical internship working with children and/or adolescents is required. A Connecticut Associates license is minimum requirement; (LPC-A, MFT-A, LMSW). A Connecticut LMFT, LPC, LCSW or Doctorate Psychologist preferred. Two years post graduate clinical experience working with children, adolescents, families or providing crisis intervention is preferred. Experience in group and family therapies is also preferred.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and valid auto insurance required; CPR and first-aid.
Salary : $62,593 - $75,323