Mental Health Dev. Clinician

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

Child First is an evidence-based, early childhood intervention that helps families build strong, nurturing relationships that protect and heal young children from the impact of trauma and chronic stress. Child First uses a two-pronged approach in the family's home: (1) Care coordination that provides wrap-around services and supports for the whole family and (2) Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), an attachment-based, trauma-informed, dyadic intervention. The Child First National Program Office (NPO) oversees and supports the local affiliate agencies, such as Bridgeport Hospital, that are authorized to implement the Child First model. Summary of Position: The Clinician partners with the Care Coordinator to provide services to families who are referred to Child First. The Clinician provides a dyadic, trauma-based intervention that focusses on strengthening the caregiver-child relationship while maintaining Child First's reflective relationship-based stance. The Clinician will execute the key responsibilities of training, service delivery, chart documentation, and adherence to the Child First culture as outlined below.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

• 1. Training
• 1.1 Complete all required Bridgeport Hospital/YNNHS training.
• 2. Service delivery
• 2.1 Provide caregiver-child psychotherapeutic intervention during weekly home visits.
• 3. Case documentation
• 3.1 Maintain Child First Case Record (i.e. electronic health record) and paper charts.
• 4. Child First culture
• 4.1 Adhere to and integrate Child First Vision, Mission, and Values Statement in daily work.
• 5. All other duties assigned by the program's leadership team.

EDUCATION

Holds a Master's degree and is licensed or license eligible in social work, psychology, or other appropriate degree.

EXPERIENCE

Proficiency with computers/tablets and experience with Word and Excel and web-based applications including electronic client records. Recommended but not required: Experience working with culturally diverse children and families, including child-caregiver psychotherapy with very young children. Knowledge of early childhood development, parent education, and individual, family, and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness, maternal depression, domestic violence, substance abuse, and teen parenthood). Experience working in home and community-based settings.

LICENSURE

Holds a Master's degree and is licensed or license eligible in social work, psychology, or other appropriate degree.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Ability to speak a second language highly valued.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Willingness to work flexible, non-traditional hours when necessary to meet the needs of families. Available to work a minimum of one evening a week to accommodate a home visit starting no earlier than 5:30 pm. Valid driver's license and use of personal vehicle with appropriate insurance. Ability to conduct home visits including but not limited to walking, climbing stairs, standing, sitting (in chairs and on the floor), bending, and carrying no more than 25 lbs.