What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Therapist - Behavioral Health Urgent Care position at Southeastern Integrated Care LLC?
Summary:
The Licensed Therapist – Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) conducts assessments, evaluations, and diagnostics in a Tier IV BHUC, driving care direction for urgent/emergent crises, ensuring timely CCAs, LOCUS/ASAM, and person-centered planning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducts CCAs/Diagnostic Assessments per NC Policy 8A-5, DLA-20, APSM 45-2: includes presenting problems, history, medications, biopsychosocial review, participation evidence, ASAM/LOCUS, DSM-5 diagnoses, recommendations.
- Initiates crisis/risk assessments within 2 hours; signs/dates diagnostics; documents interdisciplinary team reviews.
- Ensures documentation is accurate, timely, objective, specific, consistent, comprehensive, logical, person-centered.
- Collaborates with agencies; provides in-community therapy; promotes wellness, recovery, supports, coping, advocacy, independent living.
- Supports triage, IVC evaluations, interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing), discharge planning, PAD education.
- Assists self-determination/decision-making; models recovery; teaches advocacy/rights.
- Respects confidentiality (HIPAA); other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position can provide supervision to QP’s and peer support staff.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience
- Master’s in Psychology/Social Work/related
- NC clinical license (PHD, LCSW, LPC, LCMHC).
Required Skills/Abilities
- Engagement/communication/synthesis/diagnostic/LOC/documentation skills
- EMR familiarity
- Knowledge of NC policies
- Fast-paced independent/collaborative work.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- CPR/First Aid/NCI/role-related (or within 3 months)
- NC license