Clinician
Under the supervision of a licensed clinician, this professional level (FLSA Exempt) position has the responsibility for the day-to-day provision of mental health and substance abuse clinical ser-vices operated under the direction of the Eastern Shore Community Services Board. Service provi-sion will be to children, adolescents, and adults.
General area of responsibilities include:
• The day-to-day provision of MH/SA clinical services;
• Inter- and intra-agency coordination of consumer services; and
• Thorough documentation of services provided in accordance with applicable Medicaid, li-censure, and agency regulations.
In carrying out position responsibilities the incumbent reports to and receives supervision from the MH Outpatient Supervisor. The incumbent in required to exercise sound ethical judgment, demon-strate initiative, exercise effective time management skills, maintain confidentiality, sustain intra- and inter-organizational working relationships, and develop and maintain sound, qualitative, well organized mental health and substance abuse clinical services.
Essential Functions:
• Assess mentally ill and/or substance abusing children, adolescents, and adults to develop individual treatment plans.
• Provide outpatient clinical mental health and substance abuse services to include individual and group counseling and structured programs for the community;
• Provide case consultation services to other human service agencies upon request;
• Provide timely and appropriate written documentation of services provided in accordance with Medicaid, state licensure, and ESCSB requirements;
• Develop strategies to sustain maximum direct service time utilization; and
• Perform other position-related duties as directed by the MH Outpatient Supervisor, Director of Clinical Services & QI and/or Executive Director.
Related Duties and Responsibilities:
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required and assigned.
Education and Experience:
Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, nursing or related field with a valid state license/certification or license eligibility as required, minimum three (3) months position related ex-perience up to six (6) months preferred with the population served in an outpatient setting and ex-perience responding to clinical emergencies and position related training; or any equivalent combi-nation of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
The incumbent should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Mental illness and substance abuse and the treatment thereof; child and adolescent devel-opment, principles of case management and family systems dynamics; play therapy; princi-ples/techniques of individual and group counseling; inter and intra-agency coordination of services for children and adults with MH & SA disabilities.
• Implementing behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal therapy; problem solving; family sys-tems; needs assessment; individual and group counseling; effectively coordinating inter- and intra-agency MH & SA services.
• Provide mental health and substance out-patient counseling services to the specified popula-tion; document services appropriately and in a timely manner; demonstrate initiative; main-tain confidentiality; interface with local human services that may be of assistance in or have direct involvement with consumer services provision; sustain effective working relation-ships, and effectively communicate in oral and written form.
