Children's Outpatient Services provides treatment for children and adolescents and their families and is intended to improve and maintain a child’s or an adolescent’s stability in the community. Treatment focuses on problem resolution, symptom reduction, stabilization and/or prevention of movement to a higher level of care. Services include individual, family and group therapy, medication evaluation and management, case management, in home intervention, case consultation and summer day treatment services. The type of treatment is highly variable and depends upon the individual’s existing symptoms and developmental level.
General Responsibilities:
Supervision and Consultation:
Clinical Record Keeping:
Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:
Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned:
Minimum Qualifications:
High school graduate or equivalent.
Must be at least age 23, maintain a valid Alabama driver license, and have a good driving record.
Basic general knowledge in child/adolescent specialties, outlined below, to be attained within (2) two weeks of employment:
AltaPointe Health is Alabama’s most comprehensive behavioral and primary healthcare system, delivering over one million services annually to more than 45,000 patients. Founded in 1957, AltaPointe integrates behavioral health, primary care, and substance use treatment through its hospitals, behavioral health crisis center, outpatient clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Center, Accordia Health.
Its team of 28 physicians and 16 physician extenders provides medical care services throughout the organization and serves as the administration and faculty for the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
