AK Behavioral Health Clinician Juneau

This position provides evidence-based culturally relevant outpatient behavioral health treatment for those experiencing

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job:

• Implement culturally relevant screening assessment diagnosing treatment planning and evidence-based individual group and family therapy to meet the needs of the clients served.
• Utilize Trauma Informed Care in all aspects of patient employee and community interactions.
• Integrate mental health and substance use disorder interventions as identified based on the results of individualized assessments and treatment planning.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and treatment reviews based upon the individuals needs.
• Provide care coordination advocacy motivational interviewing bio-psychosocial education and skill development.
• Maximize access to care and effective utilization of care by focusing on improving coping strategies and skills promoting self-care improving self-understanding and management of symptoms.
• Communicate and collaborate with clinical and paraprofessional team members across the health system to achieve individualized treatment goals.
• Provide crisis intervention services within normal clinic hours.
• In the rural clinics of Haines Klawock Petersburg and Wrangell provide shared rotating after hours crisis and emergency services.
• Maintain complete timely and accurate documentation of all services within the electronic health record including but not limited to assessments progress notes treatment plans screening tools and discharge plans as required by facilitys policy and procedure.
• Self-monitor and fulfill licensure requirements as required by clinicians licensing board.
• Adhere to patient confidentiality sharing and release of information per HIPAA and facility policy.
• Coordinate care within the facility health system and local community social agencies to assure appropriate referrals are offered for optimal individualized care.
• Attend engage and professionally participate in staff meetings training and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Consistently meet productivity expectations to support ongoing patient access to timely care.
• Promptly respond to coding and audit requests and corrections in a respectful professional and timely fashion.
• Complete all required provider enrollment expectations and documentation.
• Other duties as assigned

Education Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Masters Degree in Social Work Psychology Counseling or related discipline from an accredited educational institution.
• Licensed as Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Professional Counselor (LPC) or Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) preferred.
• • Once licensure is obtained it is a requirement to keep it current for the duration of employment.
  • Clinicians who are not yet licensed will receive clinical supervision to ensure appropriate delivery of behavioral health services focused screening intake orientation assessment treatment planning therapy case management crisis intervention patient education referral reports and records keeping and consultation.
• Alaska State Chemical Dependency Counselor I or MAC certificate or equivalent preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Experience Required:

• Experience and expertise with behavioral health assessment and diagnoses.
• Ability to provide assessment treatment plans and referral for patients of all ages.