Outpatient Clinician

Job Summary

The Outpatient Clinician leads individual, family and group psychotherapy for the Indian Creek Foundation’s Outpatient Center. In this role, you will apply your combined experience in mental health and in working with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to provide a high-quality level of care. As a clinician within the Outpatient Center, you will use your expertise in therapy modalities, research of best practices for consumers with autism or intellectual disabilities, and clinical compliance. The Outpatient Clinician should be highly organized, adaptable to working within a team, able to work with individuals of varying abilities, and committed to providing high quality care for individuals seeking services within the Outpatient Center.

Basic Qualifications

Education/Training

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field. Active Pennsylvania State License as a Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor, or Licensed Psychologist. Accepted for credentialing with Medicare and Health Choices within 3 months of employment.

Experience

Minimum of 1 year of experience with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Minimum of 3 years of experience in the mental health field.

Basic Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate initiative
• Supervision and leadership ability
• Confident in a broad array of clinical approaches
• Proficient in Microsoft programs 

Physical Requirements

• Bend, stoop, sit, stand, and reach 
• Lift items weighing 50 pounds or less 
• Satisfactory completion of post-offer pre-employment physical exam and drug test as required

Equipment/Machine Operations

Must maintain skills necessary to safely and efficiently operate the following equipment and machines used in the performance of this job: 

• Computer (must be proficient in the use of email and Microsoft Word and Excel)
• Office equipment – including printer, scanner, fax machine, copier, etc.
• Various other equipment and supplies

Essential Duties

• Provide individual, family and group psychotherapy to consumers in the Outpatient Center.
  • Build strong therapeutic relationships with consumers.
  • Ensure treatment is goal focused.
  • Monitor progress of consumers.
  • Evaluate ongoing needs of consumers and make referrals as necessary.
  • Coordinate treatment with other members of the Outpatient team, including the Outpatient Coordinator and Psychiatrist.
  • Review Utilization Review recommendations with Coordinator and make changes as necessary.
  • Seek to enhance ability to provide a milieu of therapeutic models, such as trauma specific treatment models, psycho-educational models, and cognitive behavioral therapies.
  • Maintain an average of 70% billable hours, pending circumstances beyond therapist’s control such as insufficient caseload or no shows.
  • Reschedule cancelled appointments to the extent possible to maximize billable hours.
  • Submit billing in a timely manner.
• Provide leadership within the Outpatient Program.
  • Initiate new groups to meet the needs of consumers of the Outpatient Center.
  • Research and implement evidence based practices for consumers with autism or intellectual disabilities.
  • Build relationships with community members or other providers of services and make referrals for additional services or supports as needed.
  • Assist with marketing of outpatient services.
• Participate in ensuring clinical compliance.
  • Assist with completion of medication management only treatment plans once quarterly.
  • Evaluate progress notes, treatment plans, and biopsychosocial assessments to ensure that they possess sufficient detail.
  • Conduct intake evaluations.
  • Work with Outpatient Coordinator to ensure that necessary paperwork is present in charts in a timely manner.
  • Participate in quarterly internal audits.
• Demonstrate initiative in developing new procedures to improve outpatient program.
  • Assist in developing, maintaining, and implementing policies and procedures in the Outpatient policy and procedure manual.