What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Therapist position at New Day, Inc.?
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Clinical Therapist participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team demonstrating a working knowledge of best practice model in delivering full range of mental health services to youth participants and their families. Delivers clinical services following protocol outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual and adheres to all ethical and statutory obligations mandated by professional license.
Major Functions
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Master level therapist possessing current Montana license as an LCPC or LCSW, or be licensed eligible. Must have experience and proficiency in working with troubled youth and their families and the subsequent development of the emotional problems by displaced and dysfunctional youth. Familiarity with word processing and computer concepts. Ability to perform managerial and training functions efficiently and within established time frames. Able to maintain high degree of confidentiality and exhibit diplomacy and tact.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals and groups.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must maintain current certifications in Non-violent crisis intervention, CPR, and First Aid. Must have a valid Montana driver’s license with an insurable driving record.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; stand; walk; sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. This position may require the use of safe, non-injurious physical interventions (in the scope of CPI training) to maintain safety.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This is a non-smoking environment.
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Major Functions
- Maintain case management of a caseload of up to 12 participants using active treatment principles. This includes family sessions when medically necessary.
- Provide therapy services to clients in individual, group, and family capacities.
- Submit all treatment documentation necessary for documentation of care in a timely and professional manner as outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual.
- Participate as a member of multi-disciplinary team in developing therapeutic goals and interventions for individualized treatment plans, discharge planning, and aftercare recommendations.
- Complete documentation and required program reports as needed.
- Coordinate and oversee all mental health services for therapeutic infrastructure.
- Provide service in a manner that is consistent with program philosophy and Code of Ethics. Model these behaviors always to participants and staff.
- Attend weekly staff meetings, staff training, and in-service training.
- Complete clinical assessments as assigned by the Program Supervisor.
- Participate in training and supervision of clinical terms.
- Participate in a rotating on-call schedule.
- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor and New Day, Inc. administration.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Master level therapist possessing current Montana license as an LCPC or LCSW, or be licensed eligible. Must have experience and proficiency in working with troubled youth and their families and the subsequent development of the emotional problems by displaced and dysfunctional youth. Familiarity with word processing and computer concepts. Ability to perform managerial and training functions efficiently and within established time frames. Able to maintain high degree of confidentiality and exhibit diplomacy and tact.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from individuals and groups.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must maintain current certifications in Non-violent crisis intervention, CPR, and First Aid. Must have a valid Montana driver’s license with an insurable driving record.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; stand; walk; sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. This position may require the use of safe, non-injurious physical interventions (in the scope of CPI training) to maintain safety.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This is a non-smoking environment.
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