Primary Therapist

Overview

Job Title: Primary Therapist / Mental Health Counselor

Department: Clinical

Reports to: Clinical Director/Clinical Supervisor

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday

The Primary Therapist is to provide individual and group therapy sessions for the organization’s clients. The Primary Therapist will help guide and direct client during sessions as well as prepare group notes, support clinical necessity and progress toward treatment plan goals. Maintains open communication lines with facility staff, attending clinicians and physicians, patients and families.

• A minimum of 2-years treating substance use and or mental health disorders
• 2+ years utilizing EMR software, KIPU (preferred)
• Experience treating mental health disorders or related work experience (highly desired).
• Required Independent Licensure (State Dependent): LMHC, LCMHC. LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LICSW
• Highly desired, but not required (State Dependent):
  Addiction s
  
  Certifications:
  
  MCAP, CAP, CAC, LCADC, CADC, CAC, CAP, LADC, NCAC, MAC, LCAS, CSAC.

• Completes psychosocial intake on clients within appropriate timeframe.
• Conducts Suicide Screening and Assessments.
• Completes the master treatment plan within appropriate timeframe.
• Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making change
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• De-escalates AMA and other patient problems.
• Documents all activities in the patient medical record and files all notes in the charts on a daily basis for UR purposes.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients
• Attends daily staff meetings to enhance communication with clinical staff regarding program and patient issues.
• Participate in required staff training (minimum 20 hours).
• Complete all assigned paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• Communicate with other staff as necessary to promote quality patient care.
• Participate in maintaining clean, properly supplied and efficient work areas.
• Observe and report safety, maintenance problems.
• Interact appropriately with patients, showing them respect while maintaining boundaries.
• Maintain professional demeanor at all times.
• Exercise sound professional judgment and seek assistance as necessary to effectively manage patient behavior.
• Protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with privacy policies, procedures and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principle of professionalism as a health care provider. Failure to comply with policies and procedures on patient privacy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
• May access protected health information (PHI) and other patent information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties. The incumbent may only share such information with those who have a need to know specific patient information you have in your possession to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other operations.
• Expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of the policy to their supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications.
• Familiarity of community healthy resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence and positive cultural identity including:
• Experience utilizing DSM-5
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of referral procedures and admittance criteria for health care and community providers.
• Ability to network and collaborate with healthcare and other social and cultural agencies that can provide services to the patients and families.
• Expertise in problem solving, stress management, ethics and team building.
• Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes:
• Alcohol and…