Job Description
Job Description
Position Purpose
Provide individual and group therapy for clients with mental health disorders, ensuring compliance with state, federal, DMH, and The Joint Commission standards under appropriate licensure.
Qualifications
- Education: Masters level program completed or active preferred, Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, or related field.
- Experience: Minimum 1-2 years experience in individual and group therapy required.
- Licensure: LCSW, LICSW or LMHC preferred
- Skills: strong communication and interpersonal abilities, empathy, teamwork, organization and attention to detail, assessment skills, critical thinking, knowledge of evidence-based practices like CBT, ACT, MI, and DBT, EMR proficiency, cultural competence, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
Responsibilities
- Provide weekly individual and group therapy sessions.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
- Participate in clinical and administrative meetings and training.
- Coordinate services in the absence of Clinical Director.
- Facilitate family meetings and communication with ancillary services.
- Ensure compliance with clinical best practices and organizational policies.
- Assist with training, and performance evaluations.
- Respond to crisis and provide clinical on-call coverage when appropriate.
- Complete QA, compliance, and clinical chart audits.
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Foster teamwork and professional relationships.
- Conduct bio psychosocial assessments, risk screening, safety plans, clinical assessments and other documentation as required.
- Develop and update individualized treatment plans to be reviewed monthly with patients.
- Utilize agency endorsed client-centered therapeutic interventions and rapport-building practices, including motivational interviewing, CBT, and DBT techniques,, to non-confrontationally enhance client insight regarding diagnostic and behavioral patterns.