What are the responsibilities and job description for the School-based Therapist position at NORTHERN PINES MENTAL HEALTH CENTER?
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Northern Pines Mental Health Center is proud to offer competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package!
We are seeking a Mental Health Professional or Clinical Trainee to join our Children and Families team. The general purpose of the Mental Health Professional is to provide clinical services to youth and families referred to Northern Pines Mental Health Center.
Essential Functions include:
- Intakes, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, crisis intervention, skills training.
- Provision of diagnostic evaluations and updates.
- Develop a treatment plan within the first three sessions (including the plan for family involvement/consultation and cultural considerations). Implement the treatment plan.
- Completion of a Behavior Intervention/Crisis Plan within three sessions.
- Complete 3rd party billing requirements, including obtaining prior authorizations, and communicating with the NPMHC billing office as needed.
- Completion of paperwork within 24 hours of service delivery.
- Clinical supervision of the mental health practitioners or behavior aides ensuring compliance with the treatment plan through treatment plan reviews as primary clinician
- Schedule and attend individual treatment plan reviews (every 90 days).
- Liaison with the schools, social services, court services, medical agencies, mental health providers, managed care organizations and the community at large.
- Participate in the referral process.
- Provide leadership in the intake process involving appropriate multi-disciplinary team members.
- Crisis intervention services as requested.
Qualifications Include:
- Master’s Degree in the Behavioral Sciences field (i.e. Clinical Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work)
- Independently licensed or license eligible. Master's level clinicians pursuing licensure are encouraged to apply!
- Experience working with children
- Competencies and ability to provide empirically supported psychotherapy to address a wide range of clinical and behavioral needs
- Excellent written (computer based) and verbal skills
- Electronic Records Compliance
- Valid Driver’s License
Benefits include:
- Health, Dental, Disability and Life insurance with other additional voluntary options for spousal life, short term disability, accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness plans
- Health Savings account with employer contribution
- 401K with employer match
- Generous paid time off (1st - 3rd year, full-time employees earn 19 days/152 hours per year. Increases with longevity!)
- Nine holidays observed per year as follows: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and a Weather Float Day.
- Supportive of time off for a healthy work/life balance
- Bereavement Pay
- Travel reimbursement
- Paid Supervision if working toward independent licensure
Northern Pines Mental Health Center is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Please submit a resume and cover letter if interested in applying.
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