Mental Health Therapist

Job Description:

• Mental Health Therapist shall have sufficient qualifications, knowledge, and experience to execute the duties of the position; shall be knowledgeable about the regulations applicable to the program.

Requirement:

• A Master's degree in Social work or Counseling. Licensed and certified to provide therapy in the State of Maryland LCSW-C, LCPC or CRC. Minimum (1) one-year experience in a therapeutic environment.

Expected Duties:

• Intake for and completion of psycho-social histories on all new admissions.
• Completion of treatment plans when due.
• Supports clinical issues and make corrections and recommendations.
• Provide individual, family and group therapy.
• Collaboration with outside agencies in order to arrange for community services beneficial to patients. And to provide ongoing collaboration between the treatment team and case workers.
• Have input into and assist care planning for patients. This includes completion of paperwork prior to discharge, addressing aftercare needs and placement plans.
• Ensure treatment arrangements
• Document patient and patient family's responsibility to individual and/or family therapy in the patient's chart on a routine basis. Document all contact with other agencies and for all sessions with client.
• Document all arrangements made for care planning in the medical record, including completion of Aftercare Plan.
• Attend and contribute to treatment planning sessions. Completion of treatment plans for assigned clients for both insurance and COMAR regulations.
• Responsible for supervisor signing off on chart documentation accordingly.
• Complete treatment plans before the fifth visit.
• Responsible for chart overflow and breakdown. Order and respond to monthly audit forms within 10 days of receipt.

Conduct evaluation/mental health assessment under the supervision of appropriate credentialed staff and provide follow up services as defined.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $40.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40