Licensed Inpatient Clinician (Santa Rosa)

ABOUT US:

Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH) is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care.

Conveniently located in the North Bay, SRBHH serves adolescents and adults. We treat both mental health and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions.

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Inpatient Clinican

PAY RANGE: $60.00-$71.50 Per Hour

REPORTS TO: Director of Clinical Services

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

The Licensed Inpatient Clinician makes sound clinical judgement and plays a key role in modeling professionalism and good clinical practice for the Associate Clinicians. Responsible to provide quality Psycho-therapeutic Services, Group Therapy, Treatment Planning, Individual Therapy, Individual Intervention Plan for a caseload of adults and/or adolescents. Licensed Inpatient Clinicians serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy while assuring quality treatment is delivered to patients and their families. They are the lead facilitator of the patient treatment plan and continuously monitor the implementation of active treatment with assigned patients. The Licensed Inpatient Clinician maintains knowledge of, participates in further training provided, and understands the potential risks regarding occupational health hazards (e.g. bloodborne pathogen exposures).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes initial psychosocial assessment and clinical documentation within 72 hours of patient's admission to the hospital.
• Ensures compliance with all treatment plan requirements including weekly review and updates with the patient (indicated by patient signatures, initials and dates that each review is completed).
• Consistently documents treatment, interventions, face-to-face contact and collateral information provided to patient in the medical record (i.e., Progress Notes) based on clinical   scope of practice as well as a case management note at least every other day thereafter for both adults and adolescents.
• Facilitates psychoeducation groups and follows hospital schedule promptly, completing individualized group notes.
• Completes all reports for Tarasoff and suspected abuse as legally mandated and consistently informs Director of Social Services and Director of Clinical Services.
• Conducts family sessions for adolescents and for adult patients.
• Completes Release of Information accurately and completely.
• Attends all scheduled Social Services/Business Development meetings without need for prompting and in a timely manner.
• Provides training to new onboarding therapists and training to Associate Therapists.
• If providing Clinical Supervision for Associate-level clinicians, Licensed Therapist will schedule weekly supervision meetings (individual, triadic, or group) and follow CA BBS Clinical Supervision Guidelines.
• If providing Clinical Supervision for Associate-level clinicians, Licensed Therapist will review, audit, and monitor clinical documentation (assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, etc.) and will sign off on documents as the designated licensed supervisor.
• If providing Clinical Supervision for Associate-level clinicians, Licensed Therapist will provide weekly communication and updates to Director of Social Services and/or Director of Clinical Services regarding individual professional development and learning objectives for Associate-level clinicians as it pertains to their scope of practice and job expectations.
• Comply with LPS and HIPPA guidelines.
• Maintains effective working and professional relationships and communications with internal and external partners.
• Consistently carries out the above-outlined job responsibilities while maintaining appropriate boundaries and professional demeanor.
• Performs related duties, as requested.
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or closely related field.
• A minimum of two years of behavioral health experience and experience working with Severe Mental Illness and Group Facilitation preferred.
• Current LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC license in good standing with the California BBS, or PsyD in good