Bright Futures Ahead is a dynamic and leading community-based behavioral health and substance use services organization. Our job is to offer rapid response and compassionate care to individuals or groups through comprehensive mental health and substance use services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflect our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive to promote their Strength, Endurance and Change.

Summary:
Under clinical supervision of the Clinic Director, and requiring skills, education, licensure, provides outpatient psychotherapy services to clients in communities, homes, and schools.

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Principal Responsibilities and Duties:*

• Assess clients and collaboratively develop an Initial Treatment Plan to meet psychotherapy goals.

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy as credentialed and privileged, to clients and as part of a collaborative treatment plan as demonstrated by signatures on treatment plans and content of session notes.

• Document services provided to clients in a progress note. Provide necessary documentation in a timely way for authorizations. Complete treatment plans, transfer and discharge forms within scheduled times. Documents services as delivered and charge tickets that agree with the progress note and treatment plan.

• Assess the client's other needs such as for case management, PRP, and other clinic services such as evaluation for medication and other treatment modalities. Facilitate referral, coordinate, and document these services.

• Cooperate in clinic assignments such as location assignments and schedules. Communicates changes according to in house requirements.

• Consult with other service providers to assure service collaboration such case management. Seek consultation for clients that pose a risk or have other problems that psychotherapists may need assistance. Consultation can be with another peer, the treating psychiatrist, the Medical Director, and Clinic Director.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Clinical experience, a Master’s degree, and licensure at the highest professional level (LMSW, LGPC, LCPC, LCSW, LCSW-C and all level supervisors)

• Professional ability and interpersonal skills to provide psychotherapy services.

• Understanding of psychiatric diagnosis and assessment, the ability to develop a treatment plan, and provide services as described in the plan.

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) speaking candidacy is a plus.

Working Conditions:
Mobile treatment. Requires travel between locations and in services provided in homes, schools and community.

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Reporting relationships:*
Reports to Clinical Director

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Benefits*

• Competitive salary
• Flexible Work hours | Create your own work schedule
• Opportunities to create your own salary through our OMHC
• Pro Work-Life Balance

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

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Education:*

• Master's (Preferred)

License:

• LMSW LGPC
• LGPC
• LCPC (Preferred)
• LCPC-C Supervisor
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Preferred)
• LCSW-C / Supervisor (Preferred)
• LMFT

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Required Documents:

• CPR/AED/First Aid
• DLA-20
• CJIS Criminal Background Check
• Copy of yearly physical
• Pneumonia / Flu Shot
• Tetanus Shot
• Drug Test
• Certified Driver’s Record w/ no more than 2 points
• Business Rider Insurance 100,000/300,000/100,000 endorsement on declaration page
• Sexual Abuse Awareness Training Certification
• Narcan
• Stop the Bleed
• Nappi De-escalation
• Complete all Agency training

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Disclaimer:

• All background checks, verification of credentials and fitness for duty have time frames for completion and required frequency.

• In the event that background checks, credential verification or fitness for duty cannot be fully completed, the CEO will mitigate the hiring decision.

• BFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Work setting:

• Hybrid work
• Office
• Outpatient
• Telehealth

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• Catonsville, MD 21228: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Catonsville, MD 21228