Clinician

Description

Sunny Glen Children's Home Job Description
Department: Clinical Services
Job Title: Clinician
Supervisor: Lead Clinician
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources Department

Summary
The clinician at Sunny Glen Children’s Home is responsible for providing mental health/counseling services for Unaccompanied Children assigned. The clinician is to maintain an appropriate caseload and is expected to provide individual and group counseling to Unaccompanied Children while in care. The Clinician is responsible for ensuring strict deadlines and timeframes are met, with reference to record-keeping and assessments/screenings. The clinician will abide by ORR, state, and other contractual guidelines and timeframes. Must provide child-facing services on-site.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide individual and group counseling services to Children while in care.
Maintain appropriate caseload.
Conduct mental health assessments, screenings, as well as trafficking screenings.
Complete well written, clinical documentation
Adhere to all timeframes & deadlines as per state, ORR, and internal policies and procedures.
Provide crisis intervention.
Provide on-call coverage based on program needs.
Coordinate with third-party contracts, ORR, and other outside service providers to share and staff all pertinent information and updates on Child and mental health status.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (English & Spanish)
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of professional and clinical skills.
Must abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home’s mission of giving nurturing, trauma-informed care to children from difficult backgrounds.
Learn and abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home policies and procedures.
Learn and stay within Minimum Standards
Learns and abides by TBRI and Handle with Care
Work independently and as a team
Maintain appropriate boundaries.
Attend training and meetings, as scheduled.
Possess sensitivity to the residents’ cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
Be a positive role model for residents.
Uses strong organizational skills.
Participate in licensing investigations accordingly.
Coordinate all referrals, service planning, and client documentation for assigned caseload (clinical assessments, incident reports, progress notes, etc.)
Participate in weekly staff/team meetings and training.
Participate in workshops, seminars, education programs and other activities that promote professional growth and development.
Maintain a full caseload, complete with admission assessments, individual service plans, individual service plan updates, monthly summaries, case notes, incident reports, etc.
Meets with each child on caseload at least once a week or more as needed.
Prepare, compile, and submit accurate documentation in case management software.
Continually assess ongoing changes in behavior, circumstances, or conditions that may affect child safety or well-being.
Monitors child’s services, ensures all required services are delivered, and sets and attends appointments with outside mental health services.
Maintains a clinical, therapeutic, and trauma-informed view of each child in his/her caseload and helps staff develop this perspective.
Assess client progress toward risk reduction, achievement of treatment goals, and positive case outcomes.
Maintain accurate records, files, forms, statistics, and additional relevant information in accordance with agency policy, licensing, and/or funding requirements.
Work the on-call rotation to assist with campus emergencies and clinical needs.
Assist in training staff.
The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies - To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Continuous Learning - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits the ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Use of Technology - Demonstrates required skills; adapts to new technologies; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

Problem-Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relations; exhibits tact and consideration; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

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