About this role
Job Summary:
A Licensed Primary Therapists help patients recover from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders through mental/addiction counseling, education, treatment, and empathetic support.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the clinical monitoring, coordinating, and implementing of the program in accordance with state and TJC Standards * Responsible for developing individualized, person-centered treatment plans for clients that include measurable and time-limited goals and objectives, and express the strengths, needs, goals and preferences of the client in their own language * Conducts follow up therapy sessions that follow the goals and objectives listed in the treatment plan * Completes Assessments in a timely manner to obtain admission baseline, and re-assesses according to company policy * Completes treatment plan reviews according to company standards * Acts as the mental health liaison between nursing and operations staff for their assigned caseload * Provides on-to-one intervention and follow-up of clients who suffer from substance abuse and/or mental health complications * Provides input to facility administration regarding treatment response and progress reports of clients on a regularly scheduled basis * Monitors all psychiatric/psychological clinical services provided for caseload * Monitors and documents treatment responses of the clients in their caseload * Ensure complete, accurate, and timely entries are made for each client contact * Performs Biopsychosocial assessments, evaluates mental health status of clients, and performs follow-ups in a timely manner * Monitors that standards of care are in accordance with NCCHC/ACA or accepted psychological standards * Is willing to be a member of the Quality Assurance Committee or sub-committees and/or assists in the establishment of Quality Assurance standards and audit criteria and demonstrates willingness to apply the company’s standards of Quality Assurance. * Develops and conducts in-service education programs according to annual in-service calendar * Prepares monthly reports which reflect performance * Submits copies of required monthly reports to the designated Supervisor * Actively assists with the detection and prevention of client suicide * Actively communicates with the Clinical Director and Utilization Review in regards to the status and progress, or lack thereof of their clients. * Additional duties as assigned.
Required License(s)/Certification(s):
* Relevant license and/or certification or license/certification eligible as a Mental Health provider as required in the State in which the site is located (i.e., Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor-LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker-LCSW, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-LMFT) * BLS Provider obtained within 1 month (30 days) of hire date
Education and Experience:
* Must currently be licensed in the State in which the site is located as a Psychologist or Licensed Therapist/Counselor/Social Worker or Registered Intern or a similarly clinically therapeutic field * A Bachelor’s Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) preferred * Minimum of two years' experience working in a mental health field is preferred * Previous substance abuse treatment and/or detox facility preferred * Flexibility in work arrangements; you may be asked to perform the same task for an extended period of time of two perform different tasks on the same day * Strong communication skills amongst clients and within all necessary departments * Able to utilize an electronic medical record