School Based Clinician-Slate Creek Elementary

## Description

**Location:** Slate Creek Elementary / School District

**Position Type:** Full-Time, Year-Round

**Schedule:** Monday – Friday, School Hours (Between 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

### **Make a Direct Impact Where Kids Need It Most**

Are you a dedicated mental health clinician passionate about supporting children, adolescents, and families? **Prairie View** is seeking a compassionate and skilled **School-Based Mental Health Therapist** to join our team at **Slate Creek**.

In this year-round role, you’ll work directly within the school environment during regular school hours, providing vital outpatient therapy, evaluations, and family support to help students thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.

### **What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)**

• **Direct Clinical Care:** Provide competent diagnostic evaluations (DSM-5), individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and case consultations tailored to children and adolescents.
• **Developmental & Diagnostic Assessment:** Utilize a deep understanding of normative developmental stages, emotional factors, and biopsychosocial influences to craft individualized treatment interventions.
• **School & Team Collaboration:** Partner closely with school administration, teachers, special education staff, and support teams to create a cohesive safety net for students.
• **Coordination of Care:** Maintain open, regular communication with referral sources, external care providers, and treatment teams from intake through discharge.
• **Documentation & Compliance:** Ensure timely, high-quality clinical records (completing evaluations and progress notes within 48 hours) while meeting encounter expectations and managed care authorization standards.
• **Team Engagement:** Participate in clinical supervision, departmental meetings, and collaborative care planning with agency colleagues.

## Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Master’s degree, with clinical emphasis preferred; QMHP designation required.
• Minimum Experience: Practicum, internship, or other experience working with children, adolescents, and families in a mental health counseling capacity
• Must have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills
• Must have good diagnostic skills and the ability to observe patient demeanor and non-verbal communication for assessments
• Must maintain Kansas State licensure and appropriate CEs
• Must be able to communicate effectively with referral sources, external care providers, and school systems
• Must have credentials, experience, or other data to be privileged to do outpatient admissions, individual therapy, family therapy, and collateral consultations
• Must have solid understanding of current managed care practices and procedures
• Must have excellent problem-solving/conflict resolution skills
• Must be able to schedule flexibility to meet the needs of the program/agency
• Must be proficient at basic keyboarding/word-processing skills
• Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and children