Therapist

Summary/Objective

Works with individuals, groups and communities to improve
mental health and behavior. Provides therapy to clients in and out of the
school environment as well as in the home. Creates and updates diagnostic
assessments, treatment plans and treatment plan reviews.

Essential Duties
and Responsibilities

• Deliver in-home or in-office services to clients
  as requested by the area mental health including the specific hours requested.
  Services may include going into the school.
• Provide therapeutic interventions to the
  identified client in order to enhance and foster the client’s optimal
  functioning and interactions in the home and community.
• To continually assess client needs, service availability and appropriateness.
• Work cooperatively with treatment team members
  and the family in the provision of services to meet the goals developed in the
  Person Centered Plan.
• Provide appropriate documentation for service
  delivery including treatment goals, progress notes and billing and submit said
  documentation as specified by Medicaid and CARF standards.
• Maintain required billable hours. Work minimum
  of one evening per week, with evenings being 10 am – 6pm or 11am – 7pm,
  discretion upon supervisor.  
• Maintain productivity of 70% of worked hours
• Assist in creating and maintaining group therapy
  sessions
• Complete and maintain all continuing education
  and licensure
• Maintains quality results by following agency
  standards.
• Maintains continuity of work operations by
  documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Serves and protects the agency by adhering to
  professional standards, agency policies and procedures, federal, state, and
  local requirements, and CARF standards.
• Perform other duties, as assigned, to the need
  of the agency deemed necessary and appropriate

(including but not limited to completion of
Social Security forms, authorization or billing forms, phone calls, and
participating in case consultation meetings with schools).

Qualifications,
Education and Experience

• Licensed Social Worker or Counselor
• At minimum one (1) year of experience and
  education
• Ability to work with people and work under
  pressure.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule

 Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent time management, organization,
  attention to detail, quality focus, professionalism, productivity,
  thoroughness, coordination, deadline-oriented, internal communications,
  reporting skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of mental dysfunction

Supervision
Received

Works under the close supervision of an immediate clinical
supervisor.

Supervision
Exercised

None.

Tools and
Equipment Used

Office computer, copy machine, and fax machine

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job.  Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.

The work is performed primarily in the field setting.  

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations
of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties
does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a
logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment
agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the
employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.