Mental Health/Substance Abuse Therapist

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Providing and coordinating the assessment and reassessment of the recipient’s clinical needs.
• Perform clinical face-to-face outpatient therapy services in either group or individual setting.
• Perform intensive clinical and functional face-to-face evaluations of individuals with mental health, developmental disability, or substance abuse condition and determine if the individual meets target population criteria.
• Assure clinically appropriate services are delivered to eligible recipients within the service definition (right person, right treatment, right intensity, frequency and duration)
• Coordinate with quality assurance and quality improvement functions of the agency.
• Completing the initial development and ongoing revision of the Outpatient Treatment Plan or Person Centered Plan and ensuring its implementation.
• Consulting with identified medical (for example, primary care and psychiatric) and non-medical (for example, DSS, school, DJJDP) providers, engaging community and natural support, and including their input.
• Ensuring linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric evaluations.
• Ensure that client information is kept confidential.
• Monitoring and documenting the status of the recipient’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions outlined in the Person Centered Plan.
• Provides feedback to the Clinical Director and Medical Director regarding services rendered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Persons in this position must:

• Have achieved a Master’s Level in Human Service Field.
• Certified Licensed or Provisionally Clinician (who will be fully licensed with 30 months of the effective date of this policy or for those hired after the effective date of this policy; the 30 month timeline begins at date of hire)
• Maintain a NC License with professional board in good standing.
• Have documented experience with the population to be served.
• Demonstrate high moral and ethical character, and be free of any substantiated charges of abuse or neglect on the NC Healthcare Registry.
• Maintain valid insurance for personal vehicles utilized for work.
• Maintain valid Professional Liability Insurance.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• NC Clinical License (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, NC 27889

Salary : $50 - $60