Lead Clinician

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: Provides trauma-informed diagnostic assessments and clinical counseling services for children, youth and their caregivers in the community and in the office. Collaborates on cases with case managers and other service providers to ensure best client care. Provides emergency crisis intervention/assessment as needed. Assumes a leadership role among the direct care staff by taking on extra responsibilities as directed by the leadership team. Collaborates with the leadership team to create and maintain a positive team working environment.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

- Provides services in a culturally responsive and inclusive manner that respects each individual's and family's cultural background, identity, values, language, beliefs, abilities, and preferences.

- Participate in client and family initial assessments.

- Provide brief treatment using a variety of treatment modalities, e.g. individual, couple, family, group, etc. in the community and office based when indicated.

- Evaluate treatment process on an ongoing basis.

- Collaborate with case managers and other service providers to ensure clients/families needs are being met.

- Provide emergency crisis intervention services with, and on behalf of, clients and families as needed.

- Build and maintain positive, working relationships with community organizations and service providers.

- Schedule appointments with clients and families based on clients needs.

- Maintain confidentiality of clients and families.

- Transport clients and families as needed.

- Provide sensitivity to clients and families cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues and diversity.

- Serve as a positive role model to clients and colleagues.

- Maintain or exceed productivity expectations.

- Complete all professional and administrative documentation and forms in accordance with agency standards and within established guidelines and timeframes.

- Prepare for and participate in Utilization Management process as scheduled.

- Participate in administrative supervision as scheduled.

- Assume a leadership role among direct care staff by: serving as a positive role model to the Community team, helping to vet clinical applicants, and mentoring new team members as needed

- Supervisory responsibilities of MSW interns and/or case managers as appropriate

- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

- Masters degree in human services related field required. Independent license preferred.

- Minimally one year of experience as a TST clinician.

- Possession of a valid drivers license, reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance required.

- Bilingual skills preferred.

- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.

- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements (With or without reasonable accommodation) :

This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

- Travel to and from clients residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.

- Ability to lift up to 20lbs.

- Ability to communicate effectively.

Dont meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, were dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If youre excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRIs diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.