Behavioral Health Clinician presso Broward County, FL
Broward County, FL · Oakland Park, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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About the Department
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for a Behavioral Health Clinician position for the Nancy J. Cotterman Center/Child Protection Team.
General Description
Provides counseling, screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals and families.
Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social work, gerontology, psychology, or closely related field.
Requires one (1) year of social services casework, counseling or closely related field. Requires six (6) months of clinical case management.
Special Requirements
Required to work nights/weekends/holidays and on-call hours.
Special Certifications and Licenses Required
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License.
Preferences
* Doctorate
* Florida Child Welfare Certification
*At least two (2) years of experience working with children or families; one year of which must be working with abused and neglected children.
*Licensed as Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Certification in Child Welfare.
* Bilingual English/Spanish, English/Creole and/or English/Portuguese
Position Duties
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Conducts clinical screenings, interviews and bio-psychosocial evaluations in hospital district.
Coordinates treatment with community, governmental and service providers.
Conducts home and community visits as needed to provide substance abuse counseling to participants and their families.
Observes, evaluates, and monitors reports and records program participant status and progress.
Conducts clinical interviews and biopsychosocial evaluations.
Conducts group and individual counseling sessions.
Develops treatment plans with program participants and/or their families.
Maintains associated clinical records manually and/or electronically using computer based applications.
Prepares accurate and timely written reports on assigned caseload using computer based software applications.
Observes, evaluates, monitors, reports and records client status and progress.
Counsels program participants, including those with complex issues; facilitates intermediate and advanced group sessions concerning substance abuse and co-occurring related issues.
Provides advocacy services to clients (greets family, obtains consent for medical exam, walks client to the exam room, provides emotional support during the examination, provides counseling service referrals and any other referrals family may need).
Answers after hours calls from front desk, and from the 24-hour rape hotline.
Assists with physical abuse intakes for Child Protection Team.
Acts as an advocate between the families and law enforcement, state attorney's office, or child protective services to ensure that the needs and/or concerns of the client are being addressed.
Assists clients with completing assistance applications.
Participates in staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
Coordinates treatment with other community, governmental and service providers.
Prepares accurate and timely written reports on assigned caseload as well as the quality and/or quantity of work completed.
Confers with program participants, their families and/or other care-givers regarding issues of treatment.
Documents progress notes and tracks daily reports for documentation purposes.
Assists with special projects assigned by the supervisor.
Performs related work as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.
Other Qualifications
Competencies
- Business Insight
- Manages Complexity
- Plans and Aligns
- Ensures Accountability
- Communicates Effectively
- Persuades
- Manages Ambiguity
- Nimble Learning
- Situational Adaptability
County Core Values
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.