Licensed Intake Clinician

Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department: Road Home Research Admin

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)

Shift: Shift 1

Summary:
Rush University Medical Center’s Road Home Program: The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and Their Families (RHP) is dedicated to assisting and supporting current service members (active duty, reserve, and national guard), veterans, and their families with effective clinic services focused on treating mental health diagnoses. All services are provided at no out of pocket cost to the client. RHP has an outpatient clinic that provides in-person and virtual services such as individual, couples, family, child, and group psychotherapy as well as medication management and neuropsychological testing. RHP also specializes in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) utilizing a 2-week in-person intensive outpatient therapy program (IOP) for service members and veterans from across the U.S. as well as a virtual accelerated treatment option for those with barriers to in person attendance. RHP provides these services in collaboration with existing veteran and service member organizations.
The Intake Clinician will primarily conduct intake assessments for adults interested in attending the IOP. IOP intake assessments are generally conducted virtually (phone or video) and consist of a biopsychosocial clinical intake assessment, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS), and Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DIAMOND) assessment as needed. The Intake Clinician will also conduct medical record reviews and staff cases with an interdisciplinary team. Furthermore, the clinician will have the opportunity to provide weekly therapy services. The clinician will work in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other members of RHP’s multidisciplinary team. This position will exemplify the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts structured biopsychosocial clinical intake assessments (in-person and virtually) for clients who present themselves for care including conducting Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS) and Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (DIAMOND) assessments as needed.
• Reviews medical records and consults with medical team to assess goodness of fit for intensive outpatient treatment program. Including follow-up with patients to gain additional medical information.
• Prepares intake summaries, treatment plans, and case summaries to present to an interdisciplinary team for review. Confers and consults with interdisciplinary staff regarding clients' treatment recommendations.
• Manage and keep track of a large amount of clinical data and conduct regular outreach to clients on caseload.
• Assists patient care navigators and case management liaisons with crisis intervention support as needed.
• Conducts brief consults with those interested in receiving services to aid in a better understanding of treatment options available.
• Provides short term, evidence-based treatment with a small outpatient clinical load to service members, veterans, or their families. Charts clients' treatment and progress in accordance with state and other regulations in keeping with accepted community standards.
• Documents treatment and progress in the electronic health record in a timely manner in accordance with state and other regulations and in keeping with accepted community standards.
• Additional opportunities related the individual’s interests will be considered, such as engaging in clinical presentations with RHP outreach team, providing clinical supervision for other clinical staff, or running outpatient groups.
• Performs related duties as required.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or applied behavioral science required.
• Current Illinois licensure as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Those who hold an LSW or LCP will receive one hour of weekly supervision.
• Two years of experience in healthcare, case management, mental health and/or social services.
• Strong active listening, critical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Behave ethically and professionally, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and be capable of working with diverse populations.
• Ability to collaborate well with others.
• Emotional resilience and stability in order to deal effectively with crises.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).

• At least two years of post-license experience as a member of a psychiatric treatment team in an outpatient setting under licensed supervision.
• Experience with evidence-based therapies.
• Previous work with service members, veterans, and their families.
• Experience with Electronic Health Records (Epic).

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.