What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Therapist - Men's Life Recovery position at NASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION?
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Nashville Rescue Mission is actively seeking a Clinical Therapist to join our Men's Life Recovery Program team. The Clinical Therapist serves as a counselor for an assigned caseload of participants who, through sound integrated Christian counseling, encourages Life Recovery Program participants toward healing of the mind, body, and spirit. This position reports to the Director of Therapy and Life Coaching and is a key member of the Life Recovery Team. Are you the right person?
You are an experienced counselor.
You understand that ultimate healing comes from a life lived for Christ in obedience to His Word, and in light of this, you counsel from a biblical worldview. Your desire is to see Life Recovery Program participants live up to their full potential. You have the ability to think and act decisively with purpose and integrity. You are also organized and able to maintain ethical documentation for assigned caseload of participants. Prefer a Master’s degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or Clinical Social Work and a minimum of two years of pertinent professional experience in counseling.
You are strong in your faith.
Your biblical worldview dictates the way you compassionately counsel those in your care. You are committed to helping participants by applying the best therapeutic insights and practices within the framework of the transforming power of the Christian faith. You have a desire to effectively communicate the Gospel regularly with participants, staff, and volunteers.
You are a professional.
Your counseling is well organized, professional, and conducted in a challenging, encouraging manner. You develop, maintain, and secure counseling documentation on each participant that is thorough, detailed, and ethical. You are committed to treating every participant with compassion, skill, and professionalism. You maintain personal malpractice insurance and meet all requirements for state licensure.
You are a team player.
You can work with a diverse team to assure that daily schedule, goals, and overall environment are consistently maintained to excellent standards. You actively participate in special events, activities, staff meetings, and more (including some weekends and holidays). You are not afraid to address conflict within the group. You seek to understand through conversations and not confrontations.
Essential Duties:
1. Provides oversight and care to assigned caseload of program participants:
a. Meets with assigned participants three times per week for one-hour group counsel. May also, as
demand dictates, lead groups covering specific diagnoses or develop group meetings utilizing
specialist group counseling approaches.
b. Meets with each assigned participant for individual counseling per program progression.
c. Assures that a Coordinated Treatment Plan (CTP) is in place for each participant and is
consistently monitored and updated.
d. Develops, maintains, and secures counseling documentation on each participant both in
ClientTrack and offline files.
2. Teaches in core curriculum.
3. Participates in continuing education opportunities.
4. Maintains ethical documentation in NRM ClientTrack system.
5. Maintains personal malpractice insurance.
6. Maintains all requirements for state licensure during employment with Nashville Rescue Mission.
7. Actively works with Life Coach team to assure that daily schedule, goals, and overall environment
are consistently maintained to program standards.
8. Actively participates in special events, activities, staff meetings, trainings and assigned committees,
including some weekends and holidays as required by Director of Therapy and Life Coaching.
Other Duties:
1. In the event of lower program numbers, participates in work therapy chores.
2. Provides occasional oversight of another therapist’s caseload in the event of illness, personal leave,
or vacation.
3. Runs occasional outside errands as assigned by supervisor(s).
4. Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor(s).