Clinician I

Description

Title: Clinician I       

Job Classification: Full Time, Salaried, Exempt 1    

Job Description: Clinician I 

Salary: $58,000-$62,000

Job Type: Full Time Equivalency/Exempt: 40 Hours per week Revolving 

On-Call Requirement: 24/7/365  

Mission: To guide those aging out of foster care and other vulnerable youth for successful transition to independence through housing, education, employment, and system of care coordination. Our vision is that no youth travels the road to adulthood alone.  

FLITE Center Overview: FLITE Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth transitioning out of foster care and other vulnerable populations by providing comprehensive support services, resources, and guidance.  

Purpose: The purpose of the Clinician I is to support clinical services to victims based on assessed needs in a victim-centered manner. The Clinician I supports the development of treatment plans for each victim served.  

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of the Clinician I is to work with clients to help them overcome and manage different mental and emotional challenges they face. The Outpatient therapist position will support the development of biopsychosocial and treatment plans for each client served by our VOCA, DCF, BBHC and County Grant Contracts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides a wide variety of clinical tasks and responsibilities as directed by the Director of Health and Wellness and Director of Clinical Services.
• Provide mental health and substance abuse counseling to children, adolescents, adults and/or families, using empirically evidenced based protocols as appropriate.
• Provides individual, family, and group counseling sessions.
• Completes required clinical documentation collaboratively with client or no later than 24 hours after the service has been provided.
• Maintains ongoing chart audits to ensure compliance and quality assurance of services provided.
• Demonstrates knowledge of DSM-5.
• Serves as liaison for the client, family, referral source and other social services agencies.
• Ability to understand and comply with all FLITE Center policies and procedures.
• Presents in a professional manner in the community, in person, on the telephone and in verbal and written communication including times of extreme stress and when others are upset.
• Supports the development and implementation of individual consents, biopsychosocial, treatment plans and notes for each client served and update as needed.
• Completes discharge reports upon discharging each client.
• Advocate for each client on their behave when needed.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary Treatment team to formulate the individualized treatment plan to review the treatment plan, safety plans and assists in coordinating discharge plan with team.
• Facilitates crisis intervention care as needed to support the immediate needs of clients.
• Documents and reports to referral providers (as appropriated) in accordance with treatment goals.
• Completes documentation as required by funding entities, courts, referral sources.
• Participates in training and education activities as required by Director of Health and Wellness and FLITE Center
• Works cordially with others in a team setting.
• Adheres to protocols and procedures as outlined by FLITE Center
• Provides feedback, including participation in surveys, interviews, reports, and other data collection mechanisms to help inform the agency about service gaps and outcomes of service provision in the designated area.
• Ability to render compassionate care and an equal commitment to serve others in need of assistance.
• Maintain a caseload of estimated 25-30 clients.
• Other duties as assigned based on programmatic needs
• Maintain Data and outcome reports for grants involved in

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Master’s level degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or a master’s degree with a concentration in one of the areas of Counseling such as: Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling., (registered intern in State of Florida status preferred)
• Training on working with clients who have experienced complex trauma including sexual abuse and/or sexual exploitation.
• Availability to work flexible hours and days and to be on call on a revolving basis 24/7/365.
• Team player, flexible and non-judgmental.
• Commitment to the experiences of vulnerable individuals and families.
• Experience working with clients in foster care, human trafficking, LGBTQI+, homeless and disadvantaged populations.
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Knowledge with Microsoft 365: outlook, excel, word, PowerPoint and SharePoint and etc.  
• Experience with technology and process and procedures
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurance

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle documents and to operate personal computer and other office machines. This employee must also be able to hear and speak. This employee must be able to respond quickly to sounds. This employee must have the ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces. This employee must have the ability to see and respond to dangerous situations. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The above physical demands are essential for ADA requirements