What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist-Adult (#IND123) position at Mental Health Services for Clark & Madison Counties?
Primary Mental Health Therapist-Adult
Positions Available:
- Adult Outpatient-Clark County
- Adult Outpatient-Madison County
- SUD Therapist
- Community Care (Formerly BHR)-Clark County
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)-Clark County
- Crisis/Crisis Responder
Are you looking for a rewarding career? Do you need flexibility in Scheduling? MHS is looking for energetic professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of the individuals they treat.
The Primary Therapist is responsible for the overall management and coordination of assigned clients’ treatment. Working under the general direction of a Clinical Supervisor, the Primary Therapist provides psychotherapy and therapeutic support to individuals across a variety of patient populations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Screens and completes diagnostic assessments independently or under supervision in accordance with licensure requirements. Makes recommendations about patient’s treatment needs based on screening and diagnostic assessment.
- Employs a variety of treatment modalities including individual, group, and family therapy for children and adolescent populations. Psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities are appropriately matched for clinical needs.
- Develops the treatment plan with patients by assessing their strengths and weaknesses, defining their mental health and substance abuse problems, and setting specific goals and objectives to be accomplished in the course of treatment.
- Meets with their supervisor and with the treatment team to discuss a patient’s treatment process.
- Is available for crisis work with individuals, groups and families under supervision. Continuously and accurately assesses each patient’s potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
- Works with patient’s families and social networks to accomplish the goals of treatment.
- Consults with other community caregivers to strengthen and coordinate social intervention programming.
- Charts the patient’s progress in the clinical record and completes all paperwork necessary by MHS policy for professional, administrative, financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations.
- Participates in quality improvement activities in which the quality of clinical care for the entire agency is monitored by reviewing the clinical charts, reviewing the criteria for admission/continued stay/discharge, performing patient care audits, and investigating adverse occurrences in treatment.
- Screens for pain and encourages patient to follow up with a health care provider of their choice.
- Reads relevant professional literature, attends conferences, seminars, workshops, and in-service training as required to remain current on best treatment protocols and techniques.
- Is responsible for delivery of number of units of service budgeted in order to assure the fiscal viability of MHS.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field (Required)
- Master’s Degree Social Work, Counseling or related field or Ph.D./Psy.D in (preferred)
- Experience with mental/behavioral health and /or SUD/dual diagnosis (preferred)
- DBT training required for this position
Licensure/Certifications
- Valid Ohio licensure (LSW/LISW/LPC/LPCC/MFT/IMFT)
- NVCI
- CPR (BLS)/First Aid
MHS provides CPR (BLS)/First Aid and NVCI (CPI Blue Card) for all new staff, along with on-going education and on-the-job training opportunities.
All MHS candidates are required to have an Ohio BCI check (FBI check required if you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years, or for working with children), 5-panel drug screen and Residential candidates must have a 2-step TB (or proof of prior TB) upon conditional offer of employment.
Salary : $52,000 - $62,700