Outpatient Therapist - Licensed

Job Description

Job Description

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist (Full-Time)

Reports to: Outpatient Manager

The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist provides trauma-informed mental health therapy and case

management to clients, including individuals, families, and groups, as well as providing crisis support and

intake assessments. The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist collaborates with co-workers on clinical details of

family/community systems, and completes required documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide Mental Health Therapy to Clients

• Build therapeutic relationships and provide individual therapy to clients with emotional problems and/or

psychiatric disabilities to help them identify personal strengths, resources needed to acquire skills and

supports, and assisting with developing and implementing culturally appropriate individualized plans.

• Meet requirements regarding productivity and dependability based on 1.0 FTE clinical hour

expectations (47.5% of regular works hours spent in billable service).

• Provide family support as necessary and appropriate, including providing support for parents of youth

clients.

• Work with clients to provide therapy and support in the environment that provides the best opportunity

for success, including conducting therapeutic sessions in the office, in the community or schools, over the

phone, and/or conducting home visits as necessary and appropriate.

• Provide support to individuals with navigating systems, and identifying and acquiring basic needs (food,

clothing, housing, medical care, etc.)

• Provide therapeutic intervention to clients of SLMH’s walk-in crisis service.

• Conduct mental health assessments intakes and updates, develop individualized support plans, and

document services as appropriate.

• Coordinate and conduct group therapy programs as necessary.

• Understand that many individuals have been traumatized and strive to constantly provide services from

a respectful, trauma-informed perspective.

Collaborate on treatment and complete administrative duties

• Schedule appointments with assigned clients, and coordinate and maintain appointment calendar.

• Complete all required paperwork, including notes on each session and individual client paperwork as

well as annual assessments, in a timely manner.

• Meet requirements regarding productivity and dependability based 1.0 FTE clinical service hour (47.5%

of regular works hours spent in billable service).

• Coordinate with co-workers and treatment teams, including participating in complex case reviews or

family systems reviews as necessary.

• Actively participate in both group and individual clinical supervision, as well as team and staff meetings.

• Engage in continuing education activities and trainings, and maintain appropriate continuing education

credits as required by board and licensure, as well as continually building therapeutic skills.

• Participate in completeness and quality reviews as required.

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• As required, positively represent SLMH in the community and with other service providers, and/or act as

a liaison with other organizations or with internal committees/cross-departmental teams.

• Perform all duties in a respectful and responsible manner, both with clients and coworkers, and in a

manner that meets all professional ethical standards.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in the related fields of therapy to include social work, professional counseling, or

couples and family therapy.

• LCSW, LPC, or LMFT preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Skill in building therapeutic relationships with clients in individual, family, or group settings and provide

therapy within scope of training.

• Ability to conduct DSM 5 diagnoses and mental status examinations.

• Knowledge of theoretical frameworks for psychotherapy, as well as case management and skills training

techniques and resources.

• Ability to determine appropriate treatment modalities and level of care for each client, including

identifying when to focus on solution-oriented symptom management and when to focus on addressing

underlying causes as the path to symptom reduction. Ability to write and implement an integrated

service plan.

• Skill in de-escalating stressful situations and providing appropriate support to clients in crisis.

• Ability to clear conceptualize a case, and clearly communicate that conceptualization to others.

• Knowledge of best practice suicide risk assessment and safety planning techniques, and ability to assess

health and safety risks.

• Ability to conduct mental health assessments according to standards set in Oregon Administrative Rules

including identifying precipitating events, gathering histories, and assessing relationships.

• Strong oral communications skills, and ability to write in clear, clinically appropriate language.

• Ability to balance clinical, cultural, and ethical values, particularly as relates to client and staff needs.

• Ability to interact positively with people of all ages and cultural background.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.

• Sound computer skills.

Working conditions and physical requirements:

• This is a largely sedentary role, located in an office environment. The employee is regularly required to

talk or hear. Occasional need to lift files, open filing cabinets, use computers, and bend or stand.

• Travel between office locations and to provide case management and community counseling required.

Equal Opportunity Statements

South Lane Mental Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ community members. The strength of our organization lies in the diversity of our workforce and the perspectives our employees bring to their work at South Lane Mental Health.

Additional Information

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.