Behavioral Health Therapist - Foothills Gateway Team

Behavioral Health Therapist

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Salary Range:

• Master's Level: $58,011 - $69,618 annually based on relevant years of experience
• Master's Licensed: $66,040 - $79,217 annually based on relevant years of experience
  

Location: Larimer County, Colorado

• Status: 40 Hours per week.
• Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM

Role Overview:

As a Behavioral Health Therapist, you will provide on-going and/or acute clinical assessment, diagnosis, individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, and limited case management services for adult clients with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD), mild to severe mental health symptoms, substance use disorder symptoms, and/or other disabilities. Therapists will develop, document, and monitor treatment plans, monitor and document treatment services, interactions, and progress.

Ensure that documentation and maintenance of client chart meet agency, state, federal, etc. audit standards. Collaborate with internal (i.e. medical, psychiatric, clinical, case management, peers, etc.) and external (i.e. referral agencies, family, friends, etc.) treatment team members and/or supports around a client’s treatment plan goals, treatment, and treatment progress. Coordinate with collaterals and/or partner agencies during and after a client’s treatment to ensure sustainable support and step-down services are in place.

Essential Duties:

• In-person direct client care includes care coordination, behavioral health related screenings and assessments, individual and group therapy, brief therapy, case management, and related clinical services.

• Serves as a clinical resource person to building site(s), clinical staff, case managers, medical providers and collaterals.

• Develop and monitor service plans, monitor treatment progress, document interactions, and maintain clinical records and other reporting data for clients with mild to severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

• Knowledge of professional policies and procedures.
  Collaborate with other staff in providing, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical services, including collaborating with Clinical Managers and Program Supervisors.

• Performs behavioral health screenings and assessments within the medical clinic setting, to include review of treatment options and referral information.

• Provides on-going care coordination within Summit Stone, community agencies and resources.

• Provides crisis intervention to include crisis assessment and de-escalation.

• Provides onsite collaboration with medical providers to provide behavioral health assessments for those clients identified with behavioral health needs.

• Develop and monitor service plans, treatment progress, and maintain timely clinical documentation and other reporting data.

• Supports and fosters team values with peers and clinic staff, to provide support and remove barriers.

• Maintains superior customer service for internal and external customers by providing information and answering questions/requests in timely matter.

• Have a strong understanding of how to adapt service delivery to meet the client’s needs and how to engage collaterals and caregivers.

• May participate on committees (both internal and external), in meetings, and work on projects as assigned.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or related field and/or license in Human Services field from accredited College or University.

• Registered with DORA as a Candidate working towards licensure (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT) to be providing therapy.

• At least one year of experience in the behavioral health field.

• At least one year of experience with mild to severe mental illness and substance use disorders.

Preferred:

• Mental Health License of LCSW, LPC, or LMFT

• Substance Use Disorder Licensure (CAS or LAC) preferred.

• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred.

• At least one year of experience with IDD.

Some positions include driving a company vehicle and require a valid Colorado driver’s license.

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