Psychotherapist

About This Role

This role focuses on providing psychosocial assessments and psychotherapy to assigned patients, offering individual and group therapy, and supporting families. It suits a professional with experience in an outpatient setting, capable of managing treatment plans and referring patients to ongoing services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and evidence-based tools for information gathering and diagnosis
• Display theoretical knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders
• Provide individual psychotherapy and psychoeducational group therapy for adult patients in an outpatient setting
• Provide clinically appropriate treatment based on mental health assessments and treatment plans
• Know the symptoms of abuse and identify victims to provide appropriate counsel and/or referrals
• Participate in and attend multi-disciplinary treatment team and staff meetings as scheduled
• Provide information gathered from patients during group or individual therapy
• Discuss patient’s level of functioning, symptoms and medication
• Advocate for appropriate discharge for patients
• Create individualized, patient-centered treatment plans in conjunction with the patient, family members, and/or community partners
• Document all interactions with patients in a timely, accurate, and professional manner
• Provide crisis and behavioral intervention
• Engage in weekly clinical supervision
• Participate in staff development opportunities to enhance professional growth, especially to maintain license, certification, or identified program performance skills

Requirements

• Master’s in social work preferred
• Minimum of a LSW, LPC and/or LAC
• Licensed social worker or licensed clinical social worker pending board approval will be considered
• 2 years’ experience in behavioral health including internship

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Disability Insurance
• Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday through Friday; some telehealth services may need to be provided