Therapist

Licensed Professional Therapist - Fulltime

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Responsible for providing services to Individuals that call or walk into the Open Access Clinic. Individual will not have a scheduled appointment; however, Therapist will work to engage Individuals Served on a first come first serve basis, providing psychotherapy to individuals served in an individual, family, or group setting to help reduce and manage symptoms. Provide direct clinical care, service planning and implementation. Delivery of services requires flexibility and ability to develop interventions that draw upon strengths, capacities and resources available in Northeastern NC. Must have the following Knowledge / Skills : Thorough knowledge of Social work, Psychology, diagnostic classification and the dynamics of outpatient therapy and mental health concepts. Normal and abnormal psychology; Evaluation and various forms of psychotherapy; intervention and patient counseling processes, techniques, and method. Mental health care facility programs and procedures. Addiction and dynamics of substance use; crisis intervention and suicide assessment methods. Considerable knowledge of treatment involving psychotropic medications. Ability to perform under adverse crisis situations. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with multi-disciplinary treatment teams, executives, professionals, administrators, and the general public Strong psycho educational and individual, group, and family counseling skills, Strong diagnostic and assessment skills, Strong family / caregivers training and consultation skills, strong service planning and implementation skills; Excellent problem-solving skills.

WORK DUTIES AND TASKS

• Administers any specialized mental health screenings and assessments for Individuals served through IFS and provides initial diagnostic assessments to formulate a wide variety of treatment plans based on the sound integration of theory and practice.
• Provides a range of psychotherapeutic services including crisis intervention counseling, individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy to individuals diagnosed with mental health, substance use, and developmental disability disorders.
• Provides resource assistance to individuals and families through community and state resources.
• Adheres to all federal, state and local ethical and legal guidelines for the therapist licensure and in accordance with program standards.
• Conducts assessments and writes evaluative reports.
• Conducts psycho educational and psychotherapeutic groups.
• Provide psychotherapy services for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
• Works directly with individuals, parents or other care givers on functional problems that occur in natural settings. Focuses on assisting the individual in preventing, overcoming or managing functional deficits in school, home or in a assisting the primary caregiver in acquiring the skills needed to assist the individual in all functional domains : vocational, educational, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, communication, problem solving, adaptive, etc.
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings if needed, interviews individual and facilitates discussion around diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Monitors individuals' behaviors and reaction to medication as needed to avoid adverse side effects, makes reports to the staff psychiatrist.
• Prepares mental status reports.
• Performs various administrative functions related to individual and program records; documents service hours; develops and updates assessments, treatment plans, and reviews and progress notes.
• Completes all administrative requirements in a timely and efficient manner.
• Adheres to all clinical policies and operating procedures.
• Signs all treatment record notes as required and in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensures compliance with uniform documentation and charting guidelines.
• Attends meetings related to role.
• Provides education and training to community groups as assigned.
• Coordinates professional development topics and presentations as appropriate.
• Attends continuing education per licensing requirements and as relevant to job duties.
• Attends a minimum of 2 hours of cultural competency continuing education per year.
• Completes annual adult CPR and First Aid certification courses.
• Completes annual CPI and any other required competencies as outlined by the Human Resource Department for all staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to competitive salaries and opportunities for advancement, full-time employees are offered a wide range of benefits to meet their individual needs, which includes :