Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Complete initial diagnostic assessments on all patients assigned to determine
- treatment needs, utilizing the assessment data to support a DSM V preliminary diagnosis.
- Refer patients or family members to community resources or specialists when a need is identified in the assessment process.
- Educate patients about crisis planning, and how to access crisis services, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
- Maintains effective and timely documentation.
- Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer and families, as appropriate.
- Provides individual, group and family therapy, utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to consumer needs as stated in the treatment plan.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation.
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services.
- Provides support and education for consumers and family members.
- Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning.
- Facilitates services that prevent commitment.
- Adheres to professional code of ethics.
- Effectively demonstrates the application of adult and child/adolescent specific competencies.
- Assists with seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe policy and procedures.
Supervision and consultation
- Seeks clinical supervision and consultation needs.
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
- Actively works to enhance skills.
Clinical Record Keeping
- Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy.
- Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments.
- Documents measurable and specific goals in the treatment plan.
- Documents legibly and includes credentials with signatures.
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services and techniques used.
- Documents case disposition, case closings, follow-up and referrals.
Case Load Management
- Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs.
- Meets AltaPointe productivity standards.
Courteous and respectful toward consumers, visitors and co-workers.
- Treats others with care, dignity and compassion.
- Respects others’ privacy and confidentiality.
- Assists others as needed.
- Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others.
- Is pleasant, gentle and calm with others.
- Is sensitive to others’ needs, expectations and individual differences.
- Works in a cooperative manner with other AltaPointe employees and guests.
Administrative and other related duties as assigned.
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required.
- Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures.
- Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs.
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
- Maintains requirements of license renewals, if applicable, and attends required in-services and workshops.
- Utilizes the time keeping system, documenting time worked and Paid Time Off and signing off on timecard according to AltaPointe’s policies.
Qualifications
Licensure required: LPC, LMFT or LCSW
Master’s degree in a mental health discipline; 23 years of age; valid driver’s license; successful completion of a practicum as part of the requirements for the degree or has six (6) months of post master’s level clinical experience supervised by a master’s level clinician with two years of postgraduate clinical experience.
Knowledge in adult and children/adolescent specialty to be attained within six (6) months of employment:
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the adult and children/adolescent population.
- Growth and development of consumers related to intellectual, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects.
- Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practice.
- Basic knowledge of Senior Adult issues.
- Knowledge of cultural diversity.
- Knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation principles.
- Family dynamics and parenting issues
- Effects and treatment of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect.
- Available community resources for the adult and child/adolescent populations.
- Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults and child/adolescent psychiatric disorders.
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely records for each patient.
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