Clinic Coordinator Position Description
Position Reports to: Executive Director, Program Director
Position Supervises: May assist in oversight of student interns (CSW, MFT, and LPCA)
Minimum Position Qualifications:
- Master of Social Work (MSW) (or closely related degree/LPCA/LMFT).
- Must have a Kentucky license. LCSW/LPCC/LMFT preferred. Independently licensed preferred.
- Two years’ experience in behavioral health or the educational field.
- Knowledge and experience in providing individual and family therapy utilizing evidence-based treatment models.
- Must be Medicaid/MCO billable or have ability to become eligible.
- Demonstrates ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplined team.
- Must have a current driver’s license and insurance.
- Demonstrate proven sensitivity to the various cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of BBSC clients and staff including the use of Conscious Discipline and trauma informed care and to the philosophy of BBSC cultural competencies.
Position Summary:
The Therapist has the primary responsibility to develop, direct and monitor treatment for all clients, and their families assigned to their caseload. The therapist may have responsibilities in different programs at BBSC. Knowledge and use of trauma informed care.
Essential Job Functions:
- Facilitate therapeutic and psycho-educational groups. Engage families in services and provide parent education information and inclusion in attainment of the client’s treatment goals.
- Conduct and complete comprehensive assessments that meet medical necessity and diagnostic requirements for treatment.
- Develop individual treatment plans with goals based upon the findings in the comprehensive assessments.
- Documentation is completed in a timely manner with progress notes and monthly updates recording the progress on goals
- Provide individual/family therapy based on current needs and treatment plans of each client
- Maintains current records on each child in accordance with agency policies and state regulations.
- Communicate and collaborate with families, referral agents, and other interested parties, (i.e., judges, schools, DCBS, DJJ, and other referral agents) regarding children’s treatment.
- Co-chairs team meetings, admission conferences, staffing, in-service training, and other meetings as required. Provides current clinical updates regarding children and families on their caseload and documents weekly and quarterly treatment meetings.
- Participates in psychiatric and psychological consults regarding clients assigned to caseloads.
- Participates in admission process by reviewing referral packet and interviewing the resident and their family.
- Collaborates with Case Managers to ensure client needs are addressed.
- Develop discharge and transition plan for assigned caseloads.
- Attend case consultation and clinical meetings.
- Assists with case coverage across programs as needed.
- Obtain and maintain training in agency evidence-based practices and treatment modalities.
- Attends all required trainings as assigned.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Physical demands and work environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, kneel, squat, and hold objects or carry.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and sometimes move and/or lift up to 75 pounds in order to utilize Safe Crisis Management techniques.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- The environment consists of indoor and outdoor activities with different temperatures.
- The stress level in this position is moderate to high
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work setting:
Work Location: In person