Behavioral Health Clinician

Description

CCAP Mission Statement - To empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high quality health and human services.

JOB SUMMARY:

Clinicians in any CCAP program are responsible for the management of care and case management for clinical behavioral cases of CCAP clients. Provides comprehensive clinical social work/counseling services in keeping with CCAP mission and values and the values of the social work/counseling professions. All Clinicians work under the direction of the Clinical Director. 

WORK SCHEDULE DEMANDS:

• Full-time unless specified differently by the Senior Vice President / COO.  
• Up to two evenings may be required.  
• May be required to work at any CCAP location and may be required to work in the community.
• Due to the nature of the work and level of responsibility, this individual maintains a flexible schedule, which may go beyond a regular workweek.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION:

Has unrestricted access to clinical records assigned to caseload. Must follow State and Federal Laws of confidentiality of Clinical Records and must follow CCAP policies and procedures for the creation, protection, retention, release, and disposal of Clinical Records.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Clinical:

The following responsibilities are not meant to be all-inclusive and may be expanded or adjusted to meet component needs:

• Provides adult, adolescent, child, and family clinical evaluations 
• Provides individual, group and family psychotherapy 
• Provides consultation to professional colleagues and community groups. 
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with area community health providers, schools, legal, welfare and other social/human service and mental health personnel and agencies 
• Conducts clinical workshops, in-services and educational programs to other CCAP components and the community
• As appropriate, supervises the clinical activities of MSW graduate interns 
• Facilitates and/or participates in interdisciplinary case conferences both within CCAP and in the community

Administrative:

• Completes all written work.; Evaluations, reports in a timely manner.
• Participates in weekly supervision (group and / or individual)
• Manages the clinical record in accordance with CCAP policies and procedures
• Participate in performance improvement committees or other committees as assigned.
• Must maintain an agency established benchmark of number of sessions delivered per week.
• Participates in community boards, groups, counsels, as required.
• Participates and assists in departmental studies, projects as required 
• Participates in professional responsibilities and activities including departmental statistical generation and analysis, program development.
• Participates in trainings required by CCAP and other trainings necessary for the maintenance of professional licensure and/or supervisory requests for growth and improvement.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must hold a master's degree in Social Work or related field
• Must hold an unrestricted license to practice in the State of Rhode Island (LICSW or LCSW)
• Must hold an LCDP, or eligible in 2 years, in the State of Rhode Island (Addictions program only)
• Must have BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigation) 
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.  
• Bilingual Spanish a plus.

PHYSICAL EFFORT / ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and to talk to hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands, fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 15 lbs. Specific vision