Therapist

Works with individuals, groups and communities to improvemental health and behavior. Provides therapy to clients in and out of theschool environment as well as in the home. Creates and updates diagnosticassessments, treatment plans and treatment plan reviews.

Essential Dutiesand Responsibilities

• Deliver in-home or in-office services to clientsas requested by the area mental health including the specific hours requested.Services may include going into the school.
• Provide therapeutic interventions to theidentified client in order to enhance and foster the client’s optimalfunctioning and interactions in the home and community.
• To continually assess client needs, service availability and appropriateness.
• Work cooperatively with treatment team membersand the family in the provision of services to meet the goals developed in thePerson Centered Plan.
• Provide appropriate documentation for servicedelivery including treatment goals, progress notes and billing and submit saiddocumentation as specified by Medicaid and CARF standards.
• Maintain required billable hours. Work minimumof 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 therapysessions
• Complete and maintain all continuing educationand licensure
• Maintains quality results by following agencystandards.
• Maintains continuity of work operations bydocumenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Serves and protects the agency by adhering toprofessional standards, agency policies and procedures, federal, state, andlocal requirements, and CARF standards.
• Perform other duties, as assigned, to the needof the agency deemed necessary and appropriate

(including but not limited to completion ofSocial Security forms, authorization or billing forms, phone calls, andparticipating in case consultation meetings with schools).

Qualifications,Education and Experience

• Licensed Social Worker or Counselor
• At minimum one (1) year of experience andeducation
• Ability to work with people and work underpressure.
• 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

SupervisionReceived

Works under the close supervision of an immediate clinicalsupervisor.

SupervisionExercised

None.

Tools andEquipment Used

Office computer, copy machine, and fax machine

The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essentialfunctions of this job.Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

The work is performed primarily in the field setting.

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

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

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