Sr Clinical Therapist Bilingual - Lifespan
Pawtucket, RI
About the Job
Summary:
Provides clinical and crisis intervention services to Latinx youth with suicidality. Treatment is typically provided in the clients' homes and community along with care coordination with schools physicians and other providers. This position is part of a research program in coordination with Bradley Hospital and Brown University. The aim of the study is to test the effect of a culturally-centered treatment that is socio-cognitive behavioral therapy compared to treatment-as-usual on reducing suicidal thoughts and attempts and depressive symptoms. Clinicians will be trained and supervised in culturally-centered evidence-based treatment.
Responsibilities:
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates understanding of child and adolescent development.
Provides intensive clinical and crisis intervention services to children at imminent risk of hospitalization or higher levels of care. Includes but is not limited to:
Intake assessments and treatment plans in accordance with standards of practice.
Individual psychotherapy family therapy and psychoeducation.
Face-to-face contact with children and their families in their own homes or communities as prescribed in the individual Treatment Plan typically during after-school and evening hours.
Care coordination through meetings telephone conversations and correspondence.
Crisis intervention services to children and adolescents at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization designed to stabilize client within the home or community for the purpose of deterring hospitalization within a timely manner.
Liaison with Hasbro Children's Hospital Bradley Hospital and Butler Hospital programs to coordinate admission and discharge of clients and continuity of care.
Provides general outpatient services as requested including individual and family therapy using socio-cognitive behavioral therapy.
Provides psycho-educational services to children and their families based on modality frequency participant and location specifications prescribed in the Treatment Plan. Services will include provision of information regarding the clients' specific behavior disorders social/emotional development mental illness substance abuse effective parenting behavior management and etc.
Increases knowledge of diagnostic and treatment strategies specific to this population that are considered evidence-based strategies.
Is alert and responsive to client issues and behaviors. Modifies treatment planning to meet client needs and changes in situation. Documents with client if possible treatment implementation and related issues in progress notes and/or treatment plan review documents.
Completes assessments treatment plans progress notes and discharge summaries according to clinical standards and required timelines.
Identifies family needs that can be supported through other community-based resources maintaining familiarity with the eligibility requirements of those resources and methods of referral.
Identifies indicators of abuse and neglect.
Conducts risk assessments for potential client harm to self or others.
Maintains knowledge of psychiatric medications and works with prescribing professionals to assess and address the needs of clients assisting them in adhering to medication protocols and obtaining refills.
Obtains authorizations from insurance companies for services following established criteria and timelines defined in the insurance protocols.
Performs case presentations in supervision meetings synthesizing client needs response to treatment and concerns and integrating clinical supervisor/team input into clinical work.
Maintains good work habits arriving on time as scheduled.
Attends meetings and trainings on time and actively participates in discussions.
Prepares for and attends supervision appointments as scheduled and follows through on assignments and instructions from supervisor.
Works cooperatively with other team members supporting each other's needs.
Maintains a minimum of 23 hours productivity per week for billable services which will include late afternoon and evening hours when children are not in school.
Mentors new clinicians and case managers working as agreed upon with supervisor.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.
Other information:
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Master's Degree in social work marriage/family counseling rehabilitation counseling mental health counseling or a related mental health field.
Working towards clinical licensing.
Experience working with children who have behavioral health disorders and their families using best practice treatment protocols.
Bilingual in Spanish and English
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Flexible schedule that enables evening and weekend hours
Valid driver's license.
Insured automobile and required liability insurance.
Knowledge of community resources.
Advocacy and teaching skills.
JOB KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY:
Knowledge of child and adolescent neuro-typical development and of family systems issues.
Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally with clients family members supervisor other agency staff community professionals and other members of the community.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from professionals managers family and the general public.
Ability to successfully complete all required training and certifications.
Oral and written communication skills including speech grammar spelling and legibility are at sufficient level to ensure effective and appropriate communication.
Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals either manually or by use of a calculator.
Ability to navigate electronic health record and type in narrative information.
ETHICS
Uses and accesses information in client's health information record or about a client only as necessary to actual duties and then only in accordance with access levels assigned to this position by Gateway Healthcare Inc. from time-to-time and in accordance with Gateway Healthcare Inc. policies rules and procedures as adopted by Gateway Healthcare Inc. from time-to-time.
Complies with agency ethics and codes of conduct in all contacts with clients co-workers and the community
Observes all agency policies and procedures.
INTERPERSONAL FACTORS:
Must be able to appreciate the sensitive/private nature and legal status of information about individual clients obtained maintained or used by Gateway Healthcare Inc. and to not access use disclose or request such information about a client unless necessary to the performance of his/her job.
PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties and responsibilities of this job. Other duties with different demands may also be assigned by the employee's supervisor. Gateway complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and analogous state statutes. Therefore to the extent required by law Gateway will make reasonable accommodations to allow qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions duties and responsibilities of their positions. Employees and applicants should discuss requests for reasonable accommodations with Human Resources at any time.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects office equipment or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk sit reach with hands and arms and climb. The employee is occasionally required to stand; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the abilities to adjust focus. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: Gateway Healthcare Inc. USA:RI:Pawtucket
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: Non-Union
Source : Lifespan