Brittany Jones

• Participated in Perinatal research and evidence-based clinical audits and leveraged data to improve research-based methodologies within clinical areas.
• Interacted effectively with clinical staff and patients by using active listening and interpersonal skills.
• Coached and trained newly hired employees so that each understood job responsibilities and requirements of positions.
• Monitored, analyzed and corrected staff performance and worked with Executive Director to raise standards of practice.
• Represented organization at community events, answering questions, providing details and giving informative presentations.
• Reviewed and evaluated intakes to suggest care and treatment options.
• Implemented new policies and educated staff on changes
• Provide ongoing case management to patients to implement appropriate treatment plan, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes

Establish positive, trusting rapport with patients.

• Diagnoses and treats mental health disorders.
• Creates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances.
• Meets with patients regularly to provide counseling, treatment and adjust treatment plans as necessary.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of patient progress.
• Involves and advises family members when appropriate.
• Refers patients to outside specialists or agencies when necessary.
• Maintains thorough records of patient meetings and progress.
• Follows all safety protocols and maintains client confidentiality.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Contributes to practice by accomplishing related tasks as needed.
• Assess and/or diagnose patients while evaluating need for treatment within program.
• Plans and administers therapeutic treatment, behavior medication, and stress management therapy to assist students in developing and displaying appropriate behaviors.
• Completes suicide assessments and safety plans.
• Performs daily group, individual, and/or family therapy services to patients.
• Assists patients and families with resource connection and community supports.
• Provides discharge planning and case management, on case by case basis.
• Maintains standard of documentation as required by regulating bodies.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
• Conducts workshops on resilience and mental toughness for sports teams and individual athletes.
• Uses cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
• Guides clients in developing skills and strategies for dealing with problems.
• Provides supervision/internship hours for clinicians looking to obtain licensure or ensure academic requirements are being fulfilled.
• Participates in speaking engagements and panel discussion to assist in educating the community.

• Plans and administers therapeutic treatment, behavior medication, and stress management therapy to assist students in developing and displaying appropriate behaviors.
• Observes students to detect indications of abnormal mental health.
• Changes direction of therapy when indicated by student’s reactions or needs.
• Discusses progress toward goals with residents such medication regiment, family relationships, educational programs, social development, discharge plans or behavioral problems.
• Consults with treatment team concerning treatment plans and amend plans as needed.
• Completes and maintains individual and group counseling notes and documentation.
• Interviews students to obtain information concerning social history, treatment and other pertinent information.
• Completes suicide assessments and safety plans.
• Maintain standard of documentation as required by regulating bodies and/or IOP policy and procedures.
• Full Time (40 hours per week)
  

• Assesses and/or diagnose patients while evaluating need for treatment within program.
• Identifies specific interventions and formulate treatment plan for care.
• Performs daily group, individual, and/or family therapy services to patients.
• Completes monthly treatment plan reviews for assigned patient caseload.
• Works within interdisciplinary teams to provide quality care to patients.
• Assists patients and families with resource connection and community supports.
• Provides discharge planning and case management, on case by case basis.
• Maintains standard of documentation as required by regulating bodies.
• PRN (12 hours per week)
  

• Interviewed subjects to obtain psychological data.
• Collected various forms of behavioral data (e.g., frequency counts, duration information, interval sampling, etc.) to help determine further assessment needs and intervention needs.
• Worked with individuals or groups in appropriate active treatment exercises to help promote better behavioral and mental health.
• Participated in team meetings with other staff members.
• Prepared documented information related to collected behavioral data (e.g., using excel, hand written graphs, pie charts, etc.) May also author psychological evaluations and behavior plans.
• Presented data in conferences with psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers and other staff members.
• Supervised individuals in Technician series.
• Conducted Psychological General Assessments.
• Completed suicide assessments and safety plans.
• Member of Performance Improvement Committee.
• Conducted and co-led Grief therapy sessions.
• Identified appropriate treatment resources and recommended patients for these services
• Implemented and established behavior strategies by setting rules, reiterating expectations, and rewarding good behavior
• Consulted regularly with psychiatrists regarding medication management recommendations for shared clients, ensuring optimal pharmacological interventions complementing therapy approaches
• Full Time (40 hours per week)

• Interviewed subjects for pertinent psychological data.
• Administered scores and interprets both routine and complex psychological examinations to determine intelligence, mental deterioration, social maturity, educational level and other personal traits.
• Interpreted test findings to relatives, teachers, administrators, counselors and other qualified or approved persons.
• Participated in conferences with psychiatrists, social workers and other staff members to review and interpret test data and psychological interview results for diagnosis and treatment of cases.
• Prepared detailed reports of observations, test findings, and other data.
• Charted weekly on individual case management of patients/clients.
• Conducted or participates in psychological research projects investigating mental disorders, aging, handicapped, exceptional children and related areas.
• Conducted individual or group counseling and psychotherapy.
• Prepared detailed reports of observations, test findings and other data; prepares correspondence and maintains necessary records.
• Trained staff on implementation of behavior treatment plan.
• Conducted in-services on general behavior management techniques.
• Attended classes, in-services, lectures, etc. for professional development.
• Full Time (40 hours per week)
  

• Supervised staff and gave clinical direction.
• Participated in program development.
• Oversaw day-to-day operational and clinical activities.
• Provided for referrals and community contacts.
• Adhered to local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.
• Coordinated special services elements and provides consultation to professional staff.
• Oversaw staff operations and business planning.
• Ensured services are in compliance with boarding home regulations, state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Acted as liaison for conflict resolution between staff, patients, and outside entities.
• Directed staff in quality and caring support of adolescent patients.
• Provided consultation and technical assistance to mental, and educational services regarding health facilities.
• Conferred and coordinates services with social, health and correctional/criminal justice agencies in region.
• Provided wide range of staff development, in-service training and employee education programs in region.
• Worked with administrators and staff to create programs and various activities for youth.
• Developed and implemented all guidelines and policies with purpose of ensuring compliance with all government regulations.
• Monitored effectiveness of this program and assisted with making adjustments as needed.
• Full Time (40 hours per week)
  

• Demonstrated sense of responsibility and commitment to public trust through statements and actions.
• Conscientiously abided by rules, regulations, and procedures governing work, met deadlines.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality public service through statements and actions.
• Accepted responsibility for actions and results.
• Effectively managed emotions and impulses and maintains positive attitude.
• Showed understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy, and concern to develop and maintain relationships.
• Received, attended to, interpreted, and responded to verbal messages and expressed information to individuals or groups effectively.
• Adapted behaviors or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Exhibited competency in technical areas needed to do specific job.
• Performed work within defined specifications and timelines and to manage conflicting priorities.
• Cooperated with other employees in identifying and solving problems in order to effectively and efficiently complete assigned tasks.
• Interacted and communicated effectively with stakeholders.
• Conducted oneself in professional, consistent manner when representing organization.
• Exercised good judgment and makes sound, well-informed decisions.
• Supported, motivated, and provides advocacy for staff.
• Planned effectively to achieve or exceed goals, sets and meets deadlines.
• Acquired, effectively and efficiently administered, and allocated human, financial, material, and information resources.
• Full Time (40 hours per week)