Outpatient Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Pay Rate: $36.00 per Hour

Schedule: Per Diem or PRN, must be available for at least 15+ hours per week, mainly between 9a-5p with occasional evening or weekend availability.

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Responsibilities

Elwyn seeks an Outpatient Therapist to provide assessment and therapy services for adolescents and adults and

coordinates, manages, supports, and facilitates appropriate services to meet the needs of individual

clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop initial assessments of individual treatment needs by way of one-on-one sessions and use of any records that are sent by referral agencies to ensure quality clinical care and compliance with regulations

• In collaboration with other resources, including but not limited to family members, agency representatives, and other agencies involved in the individual’s treatment, develop treatment plan goals for assigned individuals using behavioral health assessment tools and following guidelines established by regulatory and practice requirements

• Maintain progress notes and progress reports by completing data assessment plan (DAP) documentation and modify treatment plans according to changes in individual’s status to ensure quality of clinical care and compliance with regulations

• Provide clinically appropriate treatment, including individual and group counseling, to ensure treatment plan goals are met

• Maintain a clinical caseload supporting sixty percent (60%) productivity, resulting in an average of twenty-four (24) billable hours each forty (40) hour work week to ensure financial sustainability of the program

• Participate in program outreach activities, including but not limited to behavioral health screenings, community events, etc., to increase community impact, build connections with other referring providers, and increase program referrals to educate the community regarding mental health and to build census

• Utilize individuals’ natural and professional supports as relevant, including but not limited to caregivers, medical providers, and supports coordinators, to assist individuals in meeting their treatment plan goals

• Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans by setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, or providing support, including but not limited to phone reminders of upcoming appointments and creating outside referrals to other support agencies when appropriate, to ensure program participation and regulatory compliance

• Maintain chart documentation, including but not limited to session notes, assessments, and treatment plans by completing identified documents to ensure adherence according to regulatory and payer requirements

• Coordinate with other Elwyn clinical personnel, including therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) relative to the individual’s overall treatment plan through tasks including but not limited to attending team meetings and providing consultation information, to support the overall outpatient program function and to support sister programs (e.g., New Visions, Partners in Recovery)

• Attend internal team meetings and other outside meetings as directed by the Director or designee, including but not limited monthly staff meetings and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT consultation team, with the goal to support the individuals served needs in reaching their treatment plan goals

• Participate in weekly supervision with clinical director or designee by discussing clinical caseload and professional development to maintain license-eligible status

• Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS :

• Master’s degree required from an accredited university in a clinical mental health discipline, such as

  psychology, counseling, clinical social work, psychiatric nursing, or marriage and family therapy

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a teamability to work effectively as part of a

  team

• Demonstrated strong attention to detail

• Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills

• Demonstrated excellent judgment with the ability to independently solve problems and make decisions with little or no need for direct supervision

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions

• Demonstrated, intermediate experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Must possess a current, valid driver’s license in the state of residence, have a minimum of two (2) years of driving experience within the United States, and have an acceptable driving record, which will be assessed through a review of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) record, in accordance with Elwyn’s Vehicle Operation and Driver’s Code Policy 905. For individuals licensed for more than two (2) years, the driving record will be reviewed for acceptability based on the past three (3) years. Additionally, employees required to drive as part of their job may need to successfully complete and pass an Elwyn Road Test before being authorized to drive.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage and prioritize multiple, often competing, priorities

• Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of Electronic Health Record (EHR) / Electronic Medical Record (EMR), preferred

• Must be able to perform CPR, first aid and crisis intervention using agency trained protocols