Licensed Clinician - Child & Adolescent Outpatient

Overview

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.

FLSA Status Exempt

The Licensed Therapist - CCBHC performs a variety of individual, family and group therapeutic interventions utilizing evidence-based practices (EBP) specific to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) certification. This position manages a caseload of clients by identifying therapeutic, rehabilitative and case management needs, engaging other team members in meeting these needs as indicated.

• Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing
• Adheres to the regulatory requirements for CCBHC regarding client treatment, including crisis prevention planning and crisis safety planning
• Utilizing advanced certifications and skills in EBPs, delivers treatment to fidelity of therapeutic interventions and treatment models specific to the population served.
• Prepares clinical treatment plans and completes biopsychosocial evaluation (BPSE), integrating information gathered by the team and developing the integrated diagnostic summary based upon the BPSE and in consultation with the client, family, treatment team.
• Manages a caseload of clients by identifying therapeutic, rehabilitative and case management needs; engages other team members in meeting these needs as indicated; provides quality case management services as indicated by client need; monitors client progress and reflects this in the clinical documentation
• Performs a variety of individual, family and group EBP therapeutic interventions utilizing EBPs specific to CCBHC certification
• Evaluates and updates the treatment plan at intervals determined by guidelines, consulting with client family and team in this process
• May provide care coordination, skills training and development to clients in group and individual settings as guided by medical necessity outlined in the person-centered treatment
• Provides crisis management and emergency interventions including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and approved area-specific crisis intervention techniques
• Reports to treatment team in staffing including but not limited to successes and challenges, assessment of client progress, barriers to success, any level of care changes, etc.
• Advocates for clients to ensure access to needed services which include developing community relationships and resources
• Meets the agency’s standard of providing the appropriate service at the right time, right place, and right frequency as determined by the client’s level of need
• Meets the agency’s standard of timely completion of all documentation including interpreting and applying service and billing procedures according to client needs as well as completing billing according to guidelines for timeliness and accuracy
• Serves as a clinical resource for less experienced staff
• Establishes and maintains a safe environment at all times through ongoing assessment of milieu/appointment environment and intervenes as indicated in person-centered treatment plan as well as by nursing or physician order
• Identifies any high-risk client symptoms or circumstances that would result in risk for self-harm or harm to others and notifies appropriate higher level clinical staff for consultation
• Continuously evaluates clients' mental status, reporting progress to the team and treating psychiatrist
• Identifies community resources and assists clients in their access to these resources
• Serves as a clinical resource for less experienced staff
• Meets agency requirements for continuing education

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health or human services that meets Indiana licensure requirements for the following associate licenses:
• Licensed Clinical Social…