Clinician

Job DetailsJob Location

• Savannah,
• GA 31406Position
• Type:
• Full
• TimeJob
• Summary: Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention within the First Episode Psychosis (STRIVE) team model. STRIVE is a specialty coordinated care team that provides outpatient and community care to ages 16 to 30 who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis. The Clinician works within a multidiscipline team comprised of psychiatry, nursing, peer support, case management, and supportive employment providers. The Clinician performs assessments, coordinates, and monitors the treatment planning process for each STRIVE participants. Must have experience working with severe mental illness in youth and/or young adults. The candidate must possess strong knowledge of local systems of care, person-centered approaches, and use of CBT interventions. The clinician must also have working knowledge of trauma-focused approaches to care. This position requires a Master’s degree in a human services field; a license to practice in the state of Georgia, and/or associate licensed. This position requires the Clinician to provide services in Glynn County two days a week. Reimbursement for mileage will be provided.
• Essential
• Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate. Provide appropriate & effective clinical assessments by gathering all relevant information to identify problems & determine if consumer meets core-customer eligibility criteria & assign service priority. Develop person-centered plans for service users. Based on the assessment, work with the client to establish an individual treatment plan outlining the goals of treatment. Provide individual, family or group counseling/training in the appropriate setting to facilitate recovery.. Evaluates, facilitates and monitors services and client’s progress in relationship to established goals and objectives Maintain strict confidentiality of information at all times according to established departmental policies & procedures. Adjust techniques & interventions as needed to ensure barriers to progress are addressed and movement toward recovery/independence is facilitated. Ensure that all treatment plans are current and services are authorized before being provided. Deliver services that are clinically appropriate to consumer's needs as specified in the treatment plan and meet responsibilities to consumer and third party payor by providing only services that meet best practice guidelines. Oversee the discharge planning process. In all activities, coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary team to best help service users, including behavioral health specialists, Staff Psychiatrist, registered nurses, quality assurance specialists, paraprofessionals, Medical Director and the Clinical Director. Records services accurately that relate directly to the treatment outcomes, within approved timeframes. Completes required clinical documentation according to agency standards. Maintain all documentation in accordance with applicable policies, laws and instructions. Ensure that all services provided are within the guidelines and document care in compliance with agency requirements and standards. Ensure that all notes will be in CareLogic and signed no later than 24 hrs after the day after the service was provided.