Clinician - Criminal Justice Services

• Clinician Responsibilities
• Must always present as courteous and professional;
• Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certification necessary for the performance of the position;
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to perform multiple tasks;
• Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to organize ideas in logical and clear fashion;
• Knowledge of basic computer skills and software programs including the ability to learn, use and train HPAO Electronic Health Record (EHR);
• Must have the ability to work with others in a cooperative and collaborative manner;
• An understanding of the relationship between substance use and mental health issues and/or self-help programs;
• Understand and maintain therapeutic boundaries;
• Reinforce rules in a respectful manner;
• Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder and HIPAA Regulations;
• TB/Flu and Covid-19 Assessment;
• Annual Completion of the HPAO crisis de-escalation program;
• CPR Certification;
• Successful completion of all trainings upon hire and annually as required.

• Clinician Duties and Responsibilities
• Crisis intervention;
• Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to patients - including assessments, individual counseling, discharge and aftercare planning, treatment plans and updates, weekly progress notes, daily groups facilitation, group note completion, and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments;
• Making referrals when appropriate;
• Responsible for each assigned patients' medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manner;
• Responsible for connecting patients with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and their family access services when appropriate;
• Communicating/involving family in treatment at patients' request;
• Attend and participate in all unit, facility meetings, case conferences, Treatment Team meetings, and mandatory trainings, as directed by the Program Director;
• Responsible for continued education in the field of substance use, mental health and related courses;
• Always utilize standards precautions;
• Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient's rights.

• Clinician Qualifications
• Masters degree in one of the following disciplines or a closely related field; clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, social work.
• Minimum of one year supervised substance use and/or mental health disorder counseling experience preferred;
• Independent License (LADC1, LICSW, or LMHC) preferred.
• Minimum of (3) years of clinical supervisory experience; post licensure;
• (5) years of behavioral health experience;
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple programs and staff;
• Experience with EHR systems;
• Strong computer skills, including Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint.

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