Lead Clinician

POSITION TITLE: Lead Clinician

PROGRAM: TST

LOCATION: Providence, RI 

FULL TIME

Summary: Provides trauma-informed diagnostic assessments and clinical counseling services for children, youth and their caregivers in the community and in the office. Collaborates on cases with case managers and other service providers to ensure best client care. Provides emergency crisis intervention/assessment as needed. Assumes a leadership role among the direct care staff by taking on extra responsibilities as directed by the leadership team. Collaborates with the leadership team to create and maintain a positive team working environment.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

· Provides services in a culturally responsive and inclusive manner that respects each individual's and family's cultural background, identity, values, language, beliefs, abilities, and preferences.

· Participate in client and family initial assessments.

· Provide brief treatment using a variety of treatment modalities, e.g. individual, couple, family, group, etc. in the community and office based when indicated.

· Evaluate treatment process on an ongoing basis.

· Collaborate with case managers and other service providers to ensure clients/families needs are being met.

· Provide emergency crisis intervention services with, and on behalf of, clients and families as needed.

· Build and maintain positive, working relationships with community organizations and service providers.

· Schedule appointments with clients and families based on client’s needs.

· Maintain confidentiality of clients and families.

· Transport clients and families as needed.

· Provide sensitivity to clients and families cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues and diversity.

· Serve as a positive role model to clients and colleagues.

· Maintain or exceed productivity expectations.

· Complete all professional and administrative documentation and forms in accordance with agency standards and within established guidelines and timeframes.

· Prepare for and participate in Utilization Management process as scheduled.

· Participate in administrative supervision as scheduled.

· Assume a leadership role among direct care staff by: serving as a positive role model to the Community team, helping to vet clinical applicants, and mentoring new team members as needed

· Supervisory responsibilities of MSW interns and/or case managers as appropriate

· Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

 Master’s degree in human services related field required. Independent license preferred.

· Minimally one year of experience as a TST clinician.

· Possession of a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance required.

· Bilingual skills preferred.

· Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.

· Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

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