Behavioral Health Therapist

Behavioral Health Therapist (MSW/LPC)Agency Name: Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare SystemsAgency Contact: April McCarthyPosition Type: Full TimeJob Type: TemporaryCounty: OtherSalary Range: $61426.03-$84625.87 per YearSend applications to: View email address on click.appcast.io include your resume when applying.Interviews individuals to obtain information concerning clinical history for a psychosocial assessment. Completes an initial Bio-psychosocial assessment. Provides linkage, referral, and ongoing case management monitoring for assigned individuals requiring long term case management supports. Services provided may include individual, group, family therapy, psychosocial assessments, mental status exams, diagnosis, and care management. Provides referral, linkage, or administration (psychologist) for various tests such as psychological tests, personality inventories, and intelligence quotient tests, to identify behavioral or personality traits and intelligence levels, and ensures results are integrated into the individual plan of service. Plans and administers therapeutic treatment and/or intervention to assist individuals in controlling disorders and other problems, utilizing methods and/or techniques consistent with known professional best practices and ethical conduct. Changes method and degree of therapy when indicated by individual reactions. Consults with treatment team concerning the plan of service and amends plan as recommended. Provides for consultation, reporting, coordination and referral to other agency staff and programs, community organizations, or external health care professionals as determined to be clinically appropriate. Conducts measurement of individual clinical outcome and individual satisfaction as directed. Will maintain workload as established in policy. Participates in community education activities, staff training in-service, and continuing professional development as directed. Ensures that case records follow Northpointe policies and all other regulatory bodies requirements. Performs Clinical Peer Reviews of assessments that resulted in a denial of CMH services (i.e., Second Opinion Assessments). Assures that a plan of service for each individual is developed, implemented, reviewed, and updated on a regular basis, with input from individual. Provides contacts as needed and documents these contacts within a 24-hour period in individual's record. Assists the individual in preparing financial assistance applications, i.e., SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, G.A., and M.A. when necessary. Has the authority to perform SSI level of care determinations based upon acquisition of placement responsibility which will then require negotiations with Social Security Administration office to work out arrangements for processing SSI applications. Provides OBRA assessments upon request following training.