PRN Clinical Therapist

SAFY is seeking a PRN Clinical Therapist for our Louisville, Kentucky division. As a PRN Clinical Therapist you will be responsible for the providing a range of moderately complex clinical services with children, adolescents, and identified adults in various settings and modalities.

Who We Are

At SAFY, our mission is Preserving Families & Securing Futures. For 40 years, our work has rested on a single, radical idea – children belong in families. We believe that every child and family deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are a team of 500 employees across seven states providing services such as Family Preservation & Reunification, Behavioral Health, Therapeutic Foster Care, Adoption Services and Older Youth Services so the families and children we serve can build resilience and thrive.

Clinical

What You’ll Do

• Provide a range of moderately complex clinical services with children, adolescents, and adults. This will include diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and individual, family and group therapy according to program specifics.
• Administer, score, and interpret moderate level psychometric assessment instruments.
• Participate in the development of a Program’s documented treatment/service plans and provide identified behavioral services to meet the need of the clientele and/or program specifics.
• Provide short-term crisis intervention as needed/identified. Will follow intensive, evidence based service models based on Family Wellness and other Trauma Informed approaches. Services are provided at the level of frequency, intensity and duration appropriate to program/ service design with a focus toward preventing out of home placement, achieve reunification, or meet the treatment goals as defined. Services provided are tailored to each client’s needs, problems, strengths, life style and culture.
• Develop/Maintain consultative and liaison relationships with catchments area caregivers (e.g., schools, human services agencies, etc.) in order to cultivate work relations, provide consultative services and/or promote the coordination and development of mental health services. Establish mutually respectful rapport and implement interventions necessary to meet needs of client/collaterals; appropriately set limits and maintain helping role as a Mental Health practitioner.
• Complete assessments as required by state rules, agency policies, and/or contract requirements. Assessments may include psychosocial assessments, Diagnostic Assessment Forms, and independent living skills assessments.
• Prepare all required clinical documentation per established time frames involving all appropriate parties as required by policy and regulations of the state/ program/ contract/ SAFY policy and COA standards.
• Administer and/or interpret moderate level psychometric assessment tools.
• Provide individual, group and family therapy.
• Develop / assist in development of crisis, safety and behavioral management plans.

Compliance/Reporting

• Timely document outcome of home/office visits, support sessions, interaction with parties involved in the client’s care and incidents as required by policy, regulations and contract requirements. Prepare and submit timely all required company, RFP, program, referral agency and regulatory reports, progress notes, and billing tickets. Compile profile using pre and post assessment tools for outcome measures.
• Report clientele caseload according to requirement to support personnel as identified by program (ex: Office Manager, Medicaid specialist, finance personnel).
• Maintain contact with referral agency personnel using discharge reports, Diagnostic Assessment forms, telephone calls, and incident reports in addition to regularly scheduled and required written reports.
• Review all client files pertaining to assigned caseload as part of the quality improvement process.
• Be in compliance with monthly and quarterly requirements as defined annually by SAFY QI/CQI standards. Meet state required utilization standards for Mental Health services. Clinical Therapist
• Inform clients of company policies, procedures, rights and responsibilities. Enforce policies by writing corrective action plans, incident reports, and/ or conducting rules investigations.

Other

• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of SAFY staff by participating in joint meetings, and problem identification and resolution.
• Establish and maintain a supportive and positive working relationship with youth, foster parents, referring agencies, and other SAFY stake holders.
• Attend relevant in-house and external seminars, trainings, conferences and workshops to develop and enhance knowledge in the designated area as well as achieve relevant education hours per year to enhance professional and job related skills.
• Attends required meetings within division, region, and central office (team and/or community partners).
• Participate in assigned committees and chairs if so appointed. If appointed, maintains liaisons with state and national organizations.
• Meets regularly with supervisor to discuss issues and performance.
• Submit monthly/quarterly reports to immediate supervisor.
• Sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences of staff, SAFY youth, foster parents, referral sources and the public.
• May be on call 24 hours or on a rotating basis to address crisis with clients.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

What You Bring

We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are inspired by our noble mission to make a difference in the lives of the children and families in our care. You’ll be right at home if you are willing to learn from successes as well as setbacks, persevere in challenges and adversity, cultivate collaborative relationships, understand and leverage diversity, advocate for equity, aspire to work inclusively, and partner to drive your work and that of your team to the next level.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the field of social work, counseling, psychology, or other license-eligible related field of human services.
• Must possess and maintain the appropriate highest level of licensure required by the state - LMFT / LPCC / LCSW / LPCA / CSW (may be under supervision; supervision also available in agency).
• Minimum of two years’ experience in the field of mental health/therapeutic intervention with children, adolescents, and families. Experience with family preservation services and/or best practice models of clinical application preferred

Skill Set

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Resolution skills to demonstrate effective problem solving
• Strong organizational skills to prioritize workload
• Attention to detail and accuracy and ability to multitask
• Operate a computer with Microsoft Office, other software, agency databases and online systems
• Demonstrated skill of writing treatment plans, case notes, etc.

Additional Requirements

• Acceptable driving record and auto insurance in order to meet the travel requirements
• Attendance on the job at all times unless approved by immediate supervisor
• Ability to work flexible hours daily/weekly to fulfill position duties. Flexible work hours may be long work days as well as weekend work hours
• May require transporting youth if needed
• Reliable phone system for communication
• Current certification in First Aid, CPR, and de-escalation training

What We Offer

• $30.00 per billable hour of service
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match

SAFY is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. SAFY does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of SAFY, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.