Staff Clinician, Bridge Residential (LCSW/LPC)

Staff Clinician – Bridge , Residential Treatment Program Days/Hour: M-F, 8a-5p **Key Functions** **Compliance**: Able to deliver services in full compliance with The Menninger Clinic (TMC), the individual programs or units, and all accrediting agencies. - Maintain professional license and certifications including completion of all annual education and training requirements. - Complete comprehensive documentation and billing as required by accrediting and re-imbursement entities in a timely fashion and adhering to all formal and informal deadlines. **Competency**: Performs in a manner congruent with best practices demonstrating knowledge of psychopathology, personality theory, psychodynamics and other techniques and modalities as necessary. - Psychosocial Assessments - Development of Differential Diagnoses and Diagnostic Formulations - Family Work and Safety Planning - Group Psychotherapy - Discharge and Aftercare Planning in collaboration with Case Manager - Engage in ongoing professional development through in-service training, workshops, grand rounds, professional committee involvement, and other educational activities. **Communication and Teamwork:** Contributes to the integrated multidisciplinary teams, comprehensive assessment and treatment. - Provides feed-back, psycho-education, and support to multi-levels of the patient system. - Facilitates continuity of care with future providers, community stakeholders, and referrers. **Thinking**: Analytical and Innovative - Gather relevant information systematically; make sound decisions; Scans own knowledge and experience base to determine potential solutions. - Approach problems with curiosity and open-mindedness; offer new ideas, solutions and/or options. Notice current processes needing improvement and generate new options using own clinical expertise. **Interpersonal** : Inspire trust - Show consistency among principles, values and behavior; stimulates the confidence and trust of others. Meet commitments and promises. Encourages a high-integrity environment. Models principled and ethical behaviors consistent with professional and organizational values. Willing to raise ethical dilemmas as they arise in the work. **Business Knowledge:** Demonstrates capacity to learn and utilize current technology to document and maintain records. Must document in EHR in accordance with Menninger policy and procedure. **Required** **Education** : Completion of an accredited master’s degree program in social work or counseling is required **License/Certification** **Required**: Licensed in the state of Texas is required. Clinical supervision may be offered to LMSWs pursuing their LCSW; however full licensure (LCSW/LPC) is preferred. Board approved supervisor status (LCSW-S/LPC-S) is also preferred. **Experience:** Two years post-master’s clinical experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health field is required. Three to six years preferred.