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Join the McNabb Center Team as the OnTrack TN/Knox C&Y Master's Level Clinician today!

The OnTrack TN/Knox C&Y Master's Level Clinician

Skills:

• Knowledge of etiology and treatment of mental illness, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, human development and cultural diversity.
• Ability to effectively and ethically counsel children, families, and young adults.
• Ability to present professionally and work within a team format to plan, implement, and evaluate successful interventions.
• Ability to effectively run and process groups with children, families, and young adults.
• Ability to work to meet positive goals for children, youth, and young adults, and interface with other agencies involved in the ecology of the client or family.

Job Summary

• Clinician is a split position providing therapy and related services for the OnTrack TN - Knox County First Episode Psychosis (FEP) program, as well as the children and youth outpatient clinic.
• Holder of this position will spend 20 hours a week in each position to complete the full 40-hour work week.
• Clinician provides weekly individual and family psycho-therapy to children, youth, and young adults ages 2-30 with a mental health diagnosis.
• Clinician will ensure compliance with productivity standards set by the Coordinator/Director by scheduling determined number of clients for weekly sessions, providing follow up phone calls when clients cancel or miss scheduled appointments, and provide support staff with information for appointment reminder calls.
• Clinician is to provide psycho-social assessments for clients entering the McNabb Children and Youth Center and provides diagnoses and appropriate referrals for clients assessed.
• Clinician will provide mental status assessments for clients.
• Clinician will discuss options/goals for clients receiving services.
• Clinician provides crisis intervention and emergency services as needed.
• Clinician embraces the key values of clinical services: empowerment, normalization, rehabilitation, and continuity of care.
• Clinician adheres to McNabb Center policies and procedures.
• Serves as the part time primary clinician that provides individual, group, and family counseling as part of the First Episode Psychosis/On Track TN model.
• Clinician provides services to adolescents and young adults ages 15-30 with a mental health diagnosis that involves symptoms evident of psychosis.
• Clinician will help clients clarify goals, cope with stressful situations, interact more effectively with other people, and generally to overcome barriers to client's recovery.
• The primary clinician will rotate in a 24 hour/7 day a week on-call schedule.
• Treatment modalities used by Master's level clinicians providing therapy services include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), CBT for psychosis (CBTp), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency (ARC), and/or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Play Therapy.
• Completes training, consultation calls, and ongoing reporting for the state of Tennessee (TDMHSA), as well as outreach and promotion of the program with outside agencies.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonable related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

1. Provides individual/family psycho-therapy for children, youth and young adults ages 2-30.

• Clinician is present and ready to begin sessions at the appointment time, every session.
• Clinician calls to reschedule any sessions that he/she will be unable to attend or that the consumer missed/cancelled, 100% of the time.

2. Provides diagnostic psycho-social assessments/intakes.

• Clinician completes intakes and assessments within 5 business days of contact.
• Assessments will be completed in coordination with Client Benefits staff & other members of the Integrated Services Team, as evidenced by communicating any issues concerning clients or the assessment.
• Maintain consistent collaborative documentation with client input, as appropriate.
• Participates in the initial individual program planning process with all service providers (i.e., CM, SEES, CPRS, TL, and medical staff) and provides ongoing information regarding client progress to the service providers.

3. Completes all documentation in compliance with HRMC, CARF & program standards.

• Clinician completes weekly progress notes within allotted time frame (5 business days).
• Clinician's progress notes and intake assessments will include documentation to meet CARF standards.
• Clinician will complete Spence/CES-D/ECBI scales on 10% of caseload for QA/QI indicators.
• Clinician will complete QRR, as requested, quarterly.
• Participates in the development of a crisis/safety plan for priority clients.
• Update treatment plans, crisis plans, MIRECC GAF/DLA-20, diagnoses and updated admissions signature page every 6 months.

4. Provides intake/therapy coverage when needed.

• Clinician will provide intake coverage, as directed by supervisor.
• Clinician will provide therapy coverage in crisis situations.

5. Works to meet C&Y IST & OnTrack TN productivity standards.

• Clinician will average 80% of time in direct care each week (32 hours face to face with clients).
• Clinician will complete 100% of intakes that are present for appointments.
• Clinician will complete monthly productivity reports by the 3rd of the following month.

6. Communicates with community resources/referral sources.

• Clinician communicates accurate and thorough information to outside agencies 100% of the time when clients need different or more appropriate care that McNabb Center cannot provide.
• Will complete external referrals as needed.
• Clinician uses McNabb Center and HIPPA standards every time communication is made with outside persons or agencies.

7. Demonstrates & maintains a positive work climate and contributes to the overall effort of the program.

• Clinician demonstrates a consideration and concern for fellow workers and their jobs.
• Clinician promotes harmonious relationships and attitudes by openly communicating any concerns, keeping a positive attitude, and helping others.
• Clinician accepts additional assignments and/or changes in assignments or work with a positive attitude.

8. This position requires training and certification in and the ability to adequately implement a variety of verbal de-escalation methods and personal/client safety techniques.

9. If licensed, signing the non-licensed clinicians' treatment plans and being available for clinical consult.

COMPENSATION:

• Starting salary for this position is approximately $48,201 /yr based on relevant experience and education.

QUALIFICATIONS - OnTrack TN/Knox C&Y Master's Level Clinician

Experience / Knowledge:

• One-year experience in a human services or related field preferred.
• Experience working with children, youth, and/or young adults preferred.
• Clinical staff members must possess reliable transportation, a valid driver's license with an F endorsement OR the ability to acquire an F endorsement on driver's license in order to transport clients as needed.
• Transporting clients in a personal or Center vehicle is an essential function of this position.

Education / License:

• Master's degree in human services or related field with course work or experience in the areas of cultural diversity, human development, etiology and treatment of mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and suicide.

Physical/Emotional/Social - Skills/Abilities:

• Must be capable of assisting in utilizing nonviolent methods of crisis intervention including therapeutic holding.
• Must have mental ability to exercise sound judgment under pressure.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and effective decision-making, ability to set and demonstrate appropriate boundaries, ability to be an empathic listener, flexibility, willingness, and adaptability to working with diverse populations.
• Must also have the ability to communicate effectively and possess good time management and organizational skills.
• This position requires training and certification in and the ability to adequately implement a variety of verbal de-escalation methods and personal/client safety techniques.
• An essential job function is a reliable, predictable 40 hours per week job, on site, with regular attendance.

Location:

• Knox County, Tennessee

Apply today to work where we care about you as an employee and where your hard work makes a difference!

Helen Ross McNabb Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Helen Ross McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record, degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.