What are the responsibilities and job description for the Therapist position at VILLAGE SOUTH INC?
Position Summary:
The person in this position will be responsible for conducting in-home/on-site assessments for adolescents and provides individual and family therapy.
Essential Job Functions:
- Monitor the clinical systems, procedures, and standards of the program, informing the appropriate parties when deviations occur
- Review Interpretive Summaries to ensure they are based on information obtained from the assessment
- Review Wellness and Recovery Plans with the family therapists.
- Review monthly Wellness and Recovery Plan Reviews
- Document all clinical services and activities in accord with licensing, Medicaid, and Joint Commission standards and agency policy and procedure
- Review clinical records to ensure compliance licensing, Medicaid, and Joint Commission standards and agency policy and procedure.
- Provide in-home/on-site individual therapy, as needed.
- Provide in-home/on-site family therapy, as needed.
- Provides therapy to additional populations, as needed.
- Participate in case conference
- Prepare Discharge Summaries, as needed.
Essential Qualifications:
Certifications/Licensures:
- Certification as a CAP or MCAP, in good standing by an agency approved and recognized by the Florida Certification Board is preferred at time of hire; Preference will be given to those candidates who are currently Certified;
- Licensure as a LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT in good standing by an agency approved and recognized by the state of Florida is preferred at time of hire; Preference will be given to those candidates who are currently licensed.
Education:
- Graduation from an accredited masters program with a degree in Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology or related field is required
Experience and Competencies:
- Two years of previously supervised work experience in providing individual/family therapy is preferred
- Bilingual is preferred.
- CPR Certification, First Aid Certification, and an annual Tuberculosis test.
- Ability utilize Microsoft Office Software Suite
- Ability to provide an Affidavit of Good Moral Character
- Clearance in Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Criminal Records Checks, as required.
- Must have reliable means of transportation
- Must have familiarity with Miami-Dade and/or Broward County
