What are the responsibilities and job description for the Therapist position at Changing Leads Counseling?
Therapist Position/ Child and Family
Full Job Description
Our agency is a small community-based behavioral health care organization that offers evidence-based and community-focused therapeutic interventions to individuals and families. The Agencies sole purpose is based on helping and assisting individuals and/or families to achieve a better life through our individualized and group programs. We provided a team approach to work with clients to meet their needs. Either licensed or working on licensure individuals encouraged to apply.
The mental health therapist/clinician's primary responsibility is to perform diagnostics interviews and evaluate patients referred for mental health treatment. This position requires a great deal of organization, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Therapist/Clinician will report to the Program Director or designee. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessment and make the necessary recommendation for an appropriate level of care
- Facilitate individual development plans, monitor progress, and review as needed.
- Provide individual, family, or group treatment, crisis intervention on a long-term or short-term basis.
- Ensure collaboration of care with family, community, schools, and external health agencies to ensure managed care.
- Maintains patient’s chart and records, including evaluation, progress notes, individual treatment plan, and discharge summaries.
- Foster a staff culture that supports the organization's values and codes of conduct.
- Provide assistance and information to management and external stakeholders as requested.
- Compliance and attendance of scheduled clinical supervision meetings.
- Compliance with all administrative and clinical policies and procedures, including HIPPA.
- Participate in all scheduled staff meetings and quarterly briefs.
- Promote and comply with policies on diversity and equality in the delivery of services and treatment of others.
- Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity according to the provision of the HIPPA regulations and all related rules and regulations.
- Comply with policies and procedures in the delivery of services and treatment of others.
- Other duties as assigned
Job Types: Full-time
Salary: DOE
Job Types: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
Experience:
- Clinical counseling: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Master's degree (Preferred)
Work Location: In person