Clinical Therapist - Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder

Job Description

Job Description

This position includes a $3,000 sign on bonus!

At Wellpoint Care Network, our mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing, and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.

Every person deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It’s part of human nature, and the promise of our country, that everyone be given a fair chance to be and do their best. Yet, many in our community live with unresolved childhood and generational trauma.  

That’s where we come in. We believe we can create a world where children and families have a clearer path to their fullest potential. Wellpoint Care Network has championed the restoration of families for nearly 175 years.

Job Purpose: 

Our next Clinical Therapist - Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder  will be responsible for the support of individuals across the lifespan (youth, teenagers, and adults) needing mental health and/or substance use treatment at Wellpoint Care Network, while collaborating with other supports to ensure quality service delivery.

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in social work, Clinical Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Art Therapy or similar required. 
• LPC-IT, LMFT-IT, APSW, or ATR-P required; LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or ATR preferred.
• WI DSPS CSAC Certification preferred.
• Minimum 2 years substance use counseling/treatment experience required. 
• 5 years post masters experience providing individual, group, substance abuse counseling and family therapy to adolescents and adults preferred. 
• Willingness to work full time; in the office/community 4 days per week, including 2-3 evenings, up to one day per week may be worked from home for administrative purposes. 
• Willingness and ability to provide clinical supervision for MH/SUD. 
• Able to meet weekly/monthly/yearly accessibility/performance metrics. 
• Knowledge and experience with evidence-based practices in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, mental health, and co-occurring disorder treatment. 
• Proficient in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and computer software packages, e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams, ADP, etc. 
• Must be honest, dependable, and able to meet deadlines; Self-motivated and able to work independently. 
• Physical exam, drug screen, motor vehicle report, and background checks are required for this position.
• A valid Wisconsin Driver’s License or occupational driver’s license, reliable transportation and insurance is required.

Duties:

Direct Therapy Services      

• Provides effective, evidenced based clinical services, MH/SUD, to caseload of clients by providing weekly individual, group, or family. 
• Develops and effectively implements treatment plans in conjunction with the client. 
• Maintains regularly updated client record in the applicable electronic health record (EHR). 
• Demonstrates client progress on treatment plan goals. 
• Assist clients and families in crisis resolution and de-escalation through developing appropriate crisis plan. 

Consultation and Support 

• Provides individualized and specific recommendations to collateral treatment team members.
• Networks appropriately to build and maintain relationships with people in diverse roles to aid in treatment support and maintaining referral pathways.
• Develops innovative interventions and assists in implementation.

Community Collaboration

• Helps the individual and family negotiate access to services and resources in the community and minimize barriers.
• Provides case coordination services.
• Develops a network of community support and resources and connects clients with these resources as appropriate.

Paperwork and Documentation

• Effective treatment plans using a strength based, trauma informed perspective.
• All documentation is completed within 24-48 hours, at minimum the regulatory standard guidelines.
• Reviews the regulatory standards of DHS 75.50, DHS 95 and S 51.61 and abides by all standards.
• Meets program goals and expectations for volume and quality of work performed.

Professionalism

• Identifies and provides information to potential referral sources in the community.
• Assists in achieving program strategic goals for growth through identifying service gaps and opportunities in the community.
• Maintains good standing in clinical licensure and completes all required trainings for renewal.

Agency Engagement

• All employees will be evaluated on their demonstration of a consistent commitment to the Agency’s Seven Essential Ingredients and engagement in the strategic initiatives of the organization. This will be measured by their active participation in committees, workgroups, and by their communication and practice within their daily work and in the community.

•Participates in assigned meetings, events and learning as required.

•Other duties as assigned, including serving in a coverage role for other department members.

Position Details & Extras:

• Full time.
• This position is mainly in person, in the office/community approximately 80% of the time, with some hybrid on-site/remote work available with reliable broadband connection, approximately 20% of the time. 
• Moderate exposure to noise.
• Regular travel in personal vehicles is required with the ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.

Organizational Information: 

At Wellpoint Care Network, we have seen exactly how trauma, poverty, systemic racism, social injustices, and other barriers create instability in all areas of life. The people in our care face education and health disparities, high unemployment rates and unaffordable housing. What’s worse, many have lost connections to resources, family, friends, and other support systems. We have seen the toll it has on a person’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being to try and successfully navigate complex systems that may have failed them in the past.

We believe there is a better way. So, we have anchored ourselves in our 170 years of caring for our neighbors through modernized human services.

Wellpoint Care Network provides a rich continuum of services, including:

•         Child Welfare and Foster Care 

•         Support for youth who have aged out of care

•         Care Coordination and Wraparound services 

•         Mental health therapy and supports such as our Clinic, Family Preservation, Caregiver Support, and Integrated Community Treatment

•         Professional education and clinical consultation (for organizations, schools, and individual/family) 

Wellpoint Care also works to promote a diverse and caregiving environment to ensure that those we serve and employ are valued, accepted, respected, and treated equitably.

•         Equity means we work tirelessly toward fair and just treatment, systems, and policies. At Wellpoint Care Network, we believe that we are accountable – individually and collectively – when inequity or injustice replaces equity and inclusion. 

•         Inclusivity means that we consciously build groups that welcome and celebrate differences in age, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, gender expression, education, socio-economic background, personal history, geographical location, marital status, parental status, and work experiences.   

Interested parties please apply online. We are committed to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion and strongly encourage minority candidates to apply. For more information, visit our website

Equal Opportunity Employer