What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Therapist (Part Time) position at Partners For Quality?
Overview
ORGANIZATION: Milestone Centers Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Outpatient
POSITION: Outpatient Therapist
STATUS: Hourly/Part Time
SCHEDULE/HOURS: Monday through Friday
LOCATION: Monroeville and Wilkinsburg
Milestone Centers, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a nonprofit, community-based human services agency supporting individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.
Responsibilities
The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing evidence-based, comprehensive mental health treatment to clients in an outpatient setting; providing assessment, determining clinical need, developing person-centered and strengths-based approaches to assist client in the development and attainment of treatment goals. The Outpatient Therapist will facilitate individual and group psychotherapy sessions and provide psychoeducation and skill transfer to increase the client’s sense of personal empowerment and overall well-being.
Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:
Complete an employment application online
Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org
Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer
EOE
Qualifications
ORGANIZATION: Milestone Centers Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Outpatient
POSITION: Outpatient Therapist
STATUS: Hourly/Part Time
SCHEDULE/HOURS: Monday through Friday
LOCATION: Monroeville and Wilkinsburg
Milestone Centers, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a nonprofit, community-based human services agency supporting individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.
Responsibilities
The Outpatient Therapist is responsible for providing evidence-based, comprehensive mental health treatment to clients in an outpatient setting; providing assessment, determining clinical need, developing person-centered and strengths-based approaches to assist client in the development and attainment of treatment goals. The Outpatient Therapist will facilitate individual and group psychotherapy sessions and provide psychoeducation and skill transfer to increase the client’s sense of personal empowerment and overall well-being.
- Meets or exceeds established productivity standards for scheduling and providing direct service (100% scheduling, 60% productivity).
- Conduct behavioral assessments to determine a baseline of client’s therapeutic needs and formulate treatment goals and objectives within allotted treatment times.
- Administer and score the assessment tools, behavioral checklists, and protocols as needed
- Develop and implement treatment plans using SMART goals as a strengths-based approach in addressing defined problems
- Review, collect, and assess data to inform treatment plans. Review successful interventions and address barriers to treatment.
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling services
- Utilize automated systems including electronic health record and email systems to document all therapeutic activity.
- Submit completed documentation within required timelines (point of entry, assessments, progress notes, etc.)
- Open all new cases by completing all required screening and assessment tools, treatment plans, crisis plans, releases of information and Plan of Care (POC) form with all required signatures and meet timelines required by insurance compliance.
- Assure all progress notes for therapeutic services are written according to program and agency standards and clearly reflect treatment goals that are indicated in the comprehensive treatment plan.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
- Full Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
- $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- 16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
- Wellness Days (2 per year)
- Sick Time
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Optional 401(k) with Employer match
- Paid orientation and training
- Free parking (select locations)
- Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:
Complete an employment application online
Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org
Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer
EOE
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in social work, Psychology or Counseling and a minimum of 1-year Post Master’s experience.
- License preferred
- Act 33, 34 and FBI Clearances
- Valid PA Driver’s License