Licensed Clinical Specialist - Eckerd Connects

Do you have a passion for helping people, or you love to see youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential? Want to provide at-risk-youth with the tools to begin their process of change and be successful?

Come work with us as a Licensed Clinical Specialist and contribute to the positive transformation of the at-risk teens in our adolescent residential academy program located in Boomer, NC.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance

Extra Benefits:

• Meals provided when on duty

Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality treatment services to up to 40 male clients that have a history of substance use, trauma, and current mental health diagnoses. Clients may be receiving mental health or psychiatric services in their home community in which case candidate may serve as a liaison for care.
• Provide support and training to clients and staff related to behavioral strategies and interventions through the use of evidenced-based models.
• Incorporate internal and external collateral information (i.e. Psychosocial Evaluations, Psychological Testing, Medical Evaluations, etc.) into treatment planning.
• Work in collaboration with the case management, education, and residential teams in a multi-disciplinary approach to support client success.
• Participate in program and activity planning related to therapeutic activities and treatment.
• Conduct Comprehensive Clinical Assessments, trauma-screenings, and threat assessments such as assessment of suicide risk. Screen clients at admission and consult with case management team on appropriateness of placement.
• Facilitate clinical groups to up to 10 clients at a time incorporating topics such as substance use/prevention, grief and loss, and emotional management.
• Completes and implements all clinical documentation as required within the timeframes.
• Maintains regular contact with families, legal guardians, representatives of referral agencies, and courts (as required) incorporating key players into treatment planning process.
• If needed, screen and coordinate crisis care for those clients in need of an involuntary commitment/crisis stabilization.
• May require on-call clinical duty/consultation

Location Specific Functions (check one)

North Carolina Residentials

• Coordinate all treatment regarding psychiatric issues; ensure referrals, observations, appointments, and documentation are completed within the Eckerd policies and contract guidelines.
• Provide or oversee treatment planning, development, writing, modification, and review for assigned youth; sign off on all treatment plans.

E-Nini-Hassee

• Coordinate and implement family reunification plans in conjunction with Clinical and Program Staff.
• Oversee the mental health and substance misuse standard required by license.
• Collaborate with consulting Psychiatrist on youth medical and mental health and substance misuse treatment.
• Oversight of documentation regarding Mental Health Crisis.
• Oversight of substance misuse treatment/training program.
• On Call Clinical Duties.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Clinical Psychologist required. Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, and/or substance abuse treatment is preferred. Must maintain licensure used to obtain employment in this role.
• Two years progressive clinical experience in a multi-disciplinary treatment setting required. Prior experience with juvenile treatment population preferred. Well versed in cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Clinical, testing, interpersonal, organizational, communication and evaluative/diagnostic case writing; excellent verbal and written communication skills; computer literacy. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd’s Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. May be required to work irregular hours.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

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Please follow the links for more information about this program:https://eckerd.org/juvenile-justice-services/residential-services/short-term-residential-services/