PER DIEM OR PART- TIME-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST
Company: Villa of Hope
Location: Ellenville
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
Behavioral Health Therapist (Outpatient Clinic)
Villa of Hope helps youth and families rebuild relationships,
recover from trauma and renew Hope for their future.
JOB TITLE: Per Diem or Part Time Behavioral Health Therapist
(Outpatient Clinic)
POSITION GRADE: 81 [ salary range: 27.47-42.17hr commensurate with
education and experience , part-time is benefit eligible at 20
hours a week]
FLSA STATUS: Non- Exempt
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
SUPERVISOR: Clinical Supervisor
JOB SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the Clinical Supervisor, the
Behavioral Health Therapist is responsible for providing therapy
for individuals, groups, and families. The Behavioral Health
Therapist will also be responsible for the maintenance of client
records in compliance with oversight agencies and agency policies.
This individual will carry out all job responsibilities with
fidelity and accountability to the Agencies Mission, Vision,
Values, Guiding Principles and Strategic Plan and commitments to
the Sanctuary Model of Care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Engage in crisis intervention services for individuals
experiencing acute distress.
- Exercises full compliance with the Agency's Code of Conduct,
all Agency Policies and Procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality and security for all client and staff
related materials and/or records.
- Utilize evidence based mental health therapy interventions for
providing individual, group, and family therapy sessions.
- Complete discharge summaries and coordinate transition
planning.
- Engage in case consultation with community providers as needed:
Assess, evaluate, and discuss progress, updates, and interventions
in the treatment plan as needed.
- Provide mental health education and training for collaborative
agency staff including but not limited to Mental Health First Aid,
trauma-informed care, organizational trauma, and others as
requested
- Engage in person centered needs assessments to support linkages
and referrals to other ongoing mental health services and community
resources (including but not limited to health homes care
management and housing resources).
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy sessions as
prescribed in the treatment plan using individualized evidence
based therapeutic interventions.
- Collaborate effectively with referral sources and collateral
contacts.
- Contact parents and appropriate authorities in case of
emergencies.
- Secure and link client and family to community resources.
- Demonstrates, promotes and practices cultural competency toward
clients and staff through respect and understanding achieved
through training and agency cultural activities.
- Develop an individualized treatment plan in collaboration with
the client; and parent/guarding based on needs identified in
assessment and complete treatment plan reviews with the client and
parent/guardian.
- Responsible for the maintenance of client records in compliance
with Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG), the Office of
the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of Mental Health (OMH),
regulations to include, but not limited to: Initial assessment,
diagnosis, treatment plans, treatment plan reviews and updates,
daily treatment progress notes that include individual, group and
family sessions and all admission and discharge paperwork.
- Provides family counseling and educational sessions to parents,
siblings and significant regarding understanding of the mental
health diagnosis, symptom management and interventions.
- Develop a comprehensive discharge plan for client that assures
their ongoing treatment needs are met after discharge.
- Work in alignment with Villa of Hope regulations and
requirements
- Travels as needed in the community to promote collaborative
relationships and client centered care.
- Provide in home, school based, and/or other community based
mental health services to provide client centered care.
- Collaborates regularly with residential treatment providers,
school staff, referral sources, community providers, and collateral
contacts.
- Provides information about community resources to meet client
needs to clients and family members.
- Provides and participates in case consultation weekly
- Connect clients to aftercare and community based long term
mental health treatment, or inpatient services as indicated.
- Coordinates case planning and progress internally through team
meetings and individual contacts with other disciplines.
- Make treatment recommendations and referrals based on
information and data gathered during individual, family and group
sessions.
- Secure and link client and family to community resources
whenever need is identified including community support
groups.
- Acts as advocate and liaison of client and family in securing
other resources when appropriate.
- Seeks clinical supervision to develop competencies and skills
in areas of professional development.
- Participates in individual supervision and group supervision
for professional growth.
- Participate in after hours on call system.
- Performs other similar duties requiring comparable skills and
as indicated in OMH Part 599 regulations and 598 integrated clinic
services regulations.
- Works to support program expansion by participating in clinic
services related to growth. OTHER RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Responsible for travel in the community when necessary with the
use of personal vehicle.
- Treatment of clients at other villa of hope outpatient clinic
locations may be required as needed.
- Completion of other documentation as required by regulations or
program needs. COMPETENCIES:
Leading Self
- Character and Courage (Integrity and Trust) Leading Others
- Customer Focus Leading the Organization
- Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Justice and Equity MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in human service required, Licensure required
or eligible: LMSW, LMHC, LCAT, LMFT. CASAC or CASAC-T preferred,
LCSW a plus!
- Extensive experience serving individuals and youth with Serious
Emotional Disturbances.
- Experience working with youth who have co-occurring
disorders.
- Specialization in the area of, sexual trauma treatment,
co-occurring disorders and family systems therapy.
- Experience conducting treatment groups.
- Computer skills, organizational and problem solving skills
required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with
others required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The following lists physical demands an employee will perform on a
regular basis: standing, walking, sitting, bending, and must be
able to perform a variety of tasks, move throughout office
buildings, work cooperatively in a team environment and quickly
respond to emergencies. Reasonable accommodations can be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
Keywords: Villa of Hope, Bridgeport , PER DIEM OR PART- TIME-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST, Healthcare , Ellenville, Connecticut
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