Clinical Screener I - LCSW/LCPC

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease.

Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for wards of the state, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County

Serves as Integrated Assessment Clinical Screener. Utilizes assessment instruments designed for this program to establish measures of child/client functioning and to determine types of community and social supports required; administers clinical interviews for the IA program to clients (children), parents and other adults in the child’s life; creates IA template reports and provides other services necessary to assess the child and implement a care plan.

Clinical Responsibilities: (90%)

· Administers the Integrated Assessment screening/interviews to children (ages 0-18) who are DCFS youth and caregivers/foster parents, parents and other adults who are part of the child’s life (e.g. stepparents, aunts/uncles, etc.), to determine the types of services, treatment, and community and social supports needed to provide the required help, care, and treatment to the child and to optimize permanency outcomes. IA is conducted in the home of the child.

· Administers all required tools based on the appropriate age/role of each client and submits to DCFS by the federal/contract mandate on all cases. Makes appropriate referrals based on the results of the tools and clinical observation.

· Writes the IA template report on all cases summarizing all historical information, integrating all interview data, medical data including health works, juvenile court information, DCFS investigative information, data from other child welfare agencies, and other data and information

· Participates in weekly reflective supervision with Clinical Supervisor

· Maintains ongoing communication with the Permanency Worker, supervisor, and family members throughout the interview/screening and writing process. Is available to staff for clinical consultation related to the IA report, client functioning and identification of further assessment and/or service needs

· Attends and participates in the LRCH IA case consultations by presenting cases for consultation as well as providing feedback to others presenting. Prepares for and participates in monthly training discussions

Administrative and Case Management Responsibilities: (10%)

· Participates in quality assurance activities

· Participates in research activities as needed

Additional Functions:

· Performs other duties as assigned

• LCPC, LCSW or Ph.D./Psy.D. Psychologists, counselors, and social workers must be licensed in Illinois required
• LSW will be accepted if bilingual, with the understanding that clinical license must be obtained
• Psychologist must have completed an APA accredited internship in clinical child or pediatric psychology
• Three years of post-graduate experience with the population of children served by this program; child welfare experience highly desirable
• llinois Clinical Licensure and valid Driver’s License
• Excellent verbal and written abilities are essential, as well as a high level of computer skills
• Must be an excellent communicator and team player
• Employee must maintain automobile insurance. La Rabida strongly recommends that the employee maintain the following liability limits:

o Automobile liability/$100,000 per person per accident; bodily injury/$300,000 aggregate per accident; property damage/$50,000 per accident; and automobile medical payments/$1,000 per person

This is a grant funded position and not eligible for hospital issued increases. Should the grant funding be diminished or ended, this position will be terminated.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.   

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.