Position Description

Residential Clinician

Position

The Residential Clinician is responsible for providing clinical care to residents and upholding best practices through clinical services, team collaboration and documentation.  The Residential Clinician will work cooperatively with the persons receiving services, all stake holders, and their interdisciplinary team to support the person's person centered plan to achieve quality outcomes.  The Residential Clinician will report directly to the Clinical Director. 

Essential Duties

This position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential functions:

• Develop individualized recovery plans in collaboration with residents within a person-centered treatment model. Engage in timely review of recovery plans to ensure high standard of clinical care.
• Provide direct counseling services to identified residents in support of their therapeutic goals. Develop and maintain working alliance with residents to support progress towards treatment goals. Assess needs of residents and collaborate with clients and teams to monitor necessary changes.
• Identify and develop appropriate programming through clinical group interventions
• Develop and maintain relationships with natural support system of residents, providing education and support and assisting in discharge planning.
• Utilize electronic health record system to execute clinical documentation according to best practice standards. 
• Assist in providing informal clinical education to staff.
• Support established organization policies and procedures in the day-to-day duties of the job.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff within the organization.
• Work positively with staff in a way that promotes development and strong staff morale.
• Participate in organization meetings, special projects, and other related duties for the organization.
• Support the mission of the organization with positive presentation.
• Collaborate on system development within the organization to promote efficiencies for staff and the people we serve with a primary focus on best practices.
• Work with appropriate community groups to develop creative programming and address needs of residents outside of the organization.
• Apply rules, policies and procedures, regulations, and standards in a consistent, systematic manner.
• Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships.
• Work with team and other organizational personnel to solve issues in a consistent manner
• Duties are performed under the direction of the Averte Clinical Director; other targeted supervision will be provided by other leaders as needed.
• Maintain a working relationship with external treatment providers and referral sources
• Abide by all Corporate Compliance policies and Code of Ethics. 
• Build and develop internal and external relationships, create partnerships, build trust, share ideas, and accomplish work.
• Embrace change and sets goals that align with the company's vision.
• Encourage and inspire others through positivity, vision, confidence, challenges, and recognition.
• Able to gather and evaluate information that leads to smart decisions.
• Provide clear communication and shares information regularly and concisely.
• Hold themselves accountable for their performance.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor/leadership team.

To perform the Residential Clinician job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Builds and develops internal and external relationships, creates partnerships, builds trust, share ideas, and accomplishes work.
• Embraces change and sets goals that align with the company's vision.
• Encourages and inspires others through positivity, vision, confidence, challenges, and recognition. 
• Able to gather and evaluate information that leads to smart decisions.
• Provides clear communication and shares information regularly and concisely.
• Holds themselves accountable for their performance.
• Knowledge and experience in behavioral health. 
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Ability to coordinate care, delegate tasks, provide referrals and problem solve as needed.
• Ability to support the agency's culture, growth, and success through communication, accountability, and positivity.
• Ability to be clear-headed and decisive based on the scope of the position. 
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively both individually and as part of a professional team. 
• Ability to appropriately accept feedback through the supervision process - thus displaying the willingness to learn, grow, and improve. 
• Ability to uphold professional Code of Ethics and maintain appropriate boundaries when working with clients and peers. 
• Effective oral/written communication, organizational skills, and time management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools as well as exhibit an ability to learn and utilize electronic health record (EHR) system effectively. 

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Residential Clinician job.  Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of this position. 

While performing the responsibilities of the Residential Clinician job, the employee is required to talk and hear.  The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.  The employee is often required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, and may kneel or crouch.  Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Working Conditions

Working conditions are normal for an office or home environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.  As applicable, work may require occasional weekend or evening work and/or the availability to provide staff support in event of emergencies.  Moderate travel may be required.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Master's degree or Master's degree within six months of hire required in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related field. 
• License eligibility in the state of Vermont is required; licensure strongly preferred. 
  
• Experience in clinical mental health treatment, community or residential based. 
• Working knowledge of the fundamental types of emotional, behavioral, mental health, or substance abuse issues related to the population to be served. 
• Working knowledge of clinical interventions and willingness to continue developing clinical skills. 
• Working knowledge of a variety of service modalities to meet the needs of the population served. 
• Must be flexible, collaborative, open to feedback, and able to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Confidentiality Statement

I acknowledge and understand that I may have access to confidential information, including Protected Health Information (PHI), regarding employees, clients, or the public.  In addition, I acknowledge and understand that I may have access to proprietary or other confidential information or business information belonging to Trivium.  Therefore, except as required or permitted by law, I agree that I will not:

• Access or attempt to access data that is unrelated to my job duties at Trivium.
• Access or attempt to access Protected Health Information (PHI) beyond my stated authorized HIPAA access level.
• Use or disclose to any other person, or allow any other person access to, any information related to facility that is proprietary or confidential and/or pertains to employees, students, clients, or the public.  Use or disclosure of information includes, but is not limited to, verbal discussions, FAX transmissions, electronic mail messages, voice mail communication, written documentation, ?loaning? computer access codes, and/or another transmission or sharing of data.
• Use or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) for use in violation of HIPAA regulations.

I understand that Trivium Life Services and its employees, clients, or others may suffer irreparable harm by use or disclosure of proprietary or confidential information and that facility may seek legal remedies available to it should such use, or disclosure occur.  Further, I understand that violations of this agreement may result in disciplinary action, up to and including, termination of my employment.

Statement of Understanding

I have read and understand the above position description. I assert that I can perform all essential job functions, meet the physical requirements of this position, perform satisfactorily in the stated working conditions, and satisfy the expectation for regular attendance.