Therapist, Outpatient Recovery Clinic

Pay or shift range: $57,000 USD to $77,200 USD.

Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

The Recovery Collaborative Care Clinic provides immediate, non-crisis support and therapeutic services for adults 18 and older and their significant caregivers/families with Medicaid coverage for therapeutic trauma-informed services. The Recovery Clinic provides wraparound clinical services from care coordination, initial and concurrent assessments, individual therapy, case management and medication management services. The Recovery Clinic Co-Occurring Therapist will provide individual and group treatment as needed.

What does the day to day look like in the Recovery Clinic?

• Walk in, with flexibility to provide some scheduled appointments
• Team of equals – regular touch points and consultation
• Generate new ways to help people get better faster
• Use tech to analyze trends
• Use tech to outreach and engage clients
• Participate in team operation work groups to advocate for program development opportunities
• We are seeking therapists for the Recovery Collaborative Care Clinic.
• Engages consumers, appropriate family members, and significant others as requested and consented to by client, in the strength-based and trauma-informed treatment process and goal-setting. Works constructively with consumers to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinates care with internal and external providers. Maintains appropriate professional standards and provides appropriate follow-up for consumers.
• Provides individual and group treatment as determined by the Network Director promoting change and movement through the therapeutic system following Recovery-based practice guidelines.
• Identifies risk factors including lethality for suicidal, homicidal and/or grave disability. As appropriate, complete involuntary mental health holds (18+) according to Center protocol.
• Complete intake, assessments, and initial engagement strategies with consumers during Same Day Access times in accordance with clinical practice guidelines and agency policies.
• Participate in Evidenced Based Practices and other agency initiatives (DBT, PCOMS, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, etc) for mental health and co-occurring substance use services.
• Lead Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient groups for the program, as needed.

Other Duties (Productivity Performance Measures, Professional Growth/Development, Relationships/Communication)

• Meet required number of consumer service hours as determined by the Network Director through effective caseload management responsive to the level of ongoing clinical need.
• Attends mandatory in-services; compliance with individualized training plan if required.
• Participates in supervision by coming prepared with an agenda. Reports high risk/problem cases, and utilizes a problem solving approach as well as feedback. Attends supervision at times and interval agreed upon with supervisor.
• Corporate Compliance including documentation on practice in accordance with regulatory requirements and clinical guidelines.
• Submits 90% of all Progress-to-Date forms within 3 working days.
• Completes 95% of all paperwork by the due date (CCARS, Well Rx, PHQ-9, and Service Plans)
• Ensures that fee collections meet the team goal as determined by Network Director. Monitors client balances and takes appropriate steps in accordance with agency guidelines for collecting payment, rescheduling appointments until a fee is paid and/or a payment plan is in place, adjusting fees as needed.
• Completes 95% of case closings within 90 days after last contacts.
• Exhibits enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work…