Clinician II

JOB PURPOSE: The Clinician will provide treatment to eligible clients who have mental health needs across several different grants within Endeavors Community Behavioral Health Department. The Clinician will have training and experience in trauma-focused treatment and co-occurring disorders. They will be proficient in providing individual and group therapy, with an emphasis on delivering evidence-based care. Provide support to clients to include referrals, scheduling appointments, continuity of care, and access to appropriate services.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide direct care including a variety of mental health services for individuals and groups. • Complete appropriate risk assessment, risk mitigation, and monitoring. • Complete comprehensive mental health/psychosocial assessments, case conceptualizations, diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning, measurement-based assessments, maintain appropriate clinical documentation in Electronic Health Record (EHR) or equivalent and facilitate effective discharge planning. • Deliver trauma informed, evidence-based treatments in collaboration with the Endeavors Wellness Model. • Maintain at least 65% Direct Client Service Time • Collaborates and coordinates with the client, caregiver, physicians, director, case management and all other disciplines of the Behavioral Health Department or in the community to provide the best care possible. • Support and/or attend outreach events to highlight Endeavors Behavioral Health services to raise awareness with community partners and other potential stakeholders and encourage referrals. • Attend weekly Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDT), clinical consultation and administrative meetings. • Complete annual required trainings. • Maintain clinical competencies. • Other duties as assigned. • Demonstrate Exceptional customer service, in Everything you do, by placing the child, family, Veteran or client first to support our mission to "Empower people to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities."

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Equivalent to a Master’s degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family counseling, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

EXPERIENCE: 1+ years’ experience working as a Mental Health Clinician I, or three years of professional experience working in mental health counseling, psychotherapy, and/or related Page 2 social services in a public, certified private welfare, or health agency. Experience working with adults, couples, and families is required; Knowledge in DSM-5-TR (or latest DSM edition available) diagnoses to include PTSD diagnosis and treatment is required; ability to obtain certification or documented proficiency in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing within 6 months of employment. Ability to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certificate of completion within 3 months of employment.

ATTENDANCE: Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined in the employer’s sole discretion. LICENSES: Driver’s License with clear record. Have a current Texas Advanced-Level license to practice psychology, social work, or counseling. LPC, LCSW, or LMFT required.

VEHICLE: Must have daily use of a vehicle without prior notice.

OTHER: Must be available and willing to travel to various locations and with such frequency as the business need dictates. Must be available and willing to work nights, weekends and holidays as required to meet business needs. Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others. Employee should expect to work one evening a week to accommodate the schedules of the clients being served.

Bilingual – Fluent Spanish Language Skills is preferred.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

CLINICAL COMPETENCY: Ability to demonstrate proficiency in completing comprehensive assessments, conducting risk evaluations and risk management, implementing and interpreting measurement-based assessment tools, completing diagnostic evaluations using the DSM-5-TR (or latest DSM edition available), collaboratively creating effective treatment plans, identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based treatment protocols, completing timely documentation to include clinical documentation, making appropriate referrals, facilitating coordination of care, effective discharge planning, and completing various continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

COMMUNICATION: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively via oral or written means. Ability to present a friendly and positive demeanor to veterans, their families, staff, clinic support personnel, funders, and the general public. Ability to make oral presentations.

COMPOSURE: Ability to remain calm and maintain self-control in the midst of difficult circumstances and emergencies. Ability to respond in a professional manner in all situations.

COMPUTER: Ability to learn and navigate documentation practices and procedures in a Electronic Health Record (EHR). Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel; PowerPoint and Access a plus. 

DECISION MAKING: Ability to think analytically and evaluate the impact of case management recommendations. Ability to set work priorities and to evaluate and create solutions to work related problems.

FINANCIAL: Strong math skills.

NEGOTIATION: Ability to negotiate veterans or their family members down from stressful situations, potential threatening behaviors. Ability to persuade clients to make appropriate life decisions.

ORGANIZATION: Ability to plan ahead several months to a year. Ability to keep various on-going projects organized and files maintained accurately. Above normal levels of concentration and memory required. Requires good time management practices and the ability to meet multiple deadlines.

TECHNICAL: Knowledge of clinical services, client resources and referral opportunities across the organization and in the community.