Outpatient Therapist

Outpatient Therapist

Outpatient Therapists report to the Mental Health Clinic Specialist. Outpatient Therapists participates with a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatric providers to provide an array of services to consumers of mental health and adjunct services in an outpatient clinic setting.

Location: Charleston and Arcola IL

Hours: Full-time

Required: MA; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC); BLS/CPR within 90 days of hire. Pay: Based off experience, starting at $27.68

Responsibilities

• Ability to assess, diagnose, establish goals and appropriately treat mental health disorders in children, adolescents and adults.
• Ability to help consumers feel at ease during consultation and facilitate ongoing sessions with individuals, groups or families.
• Ability to monitor consumer progress and appropriately disengage once treatment goals are met.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work processes, including strong computer and time management skills for documentation purposes.
• Maintains awareness of community resources and services in Coles and surrounding counties.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Participates in planned supervision and case consultations.
• Participates in staff development opportunities offered to enhance professional growth, particularly to maintain license, certification or identified program performance skills.
• Possesses ability to maintain confidential information within HIPAA guidelines and organizational policies.
• Possesses a working knowledge of substance abuse theory and drugs of abuse.
• Possesses a working knowledge of various therapeutic approaches utilized in the provision of mental health services.
• Possesses the ability to be flexible with scheduling and site locations and to perform and prioritize multiple duties.
• Provide crisis intervention/support to consumers and referral to higher level of services where appropriate.
• Provides services and conducts self in a manner consistent with licensed profession's Code of Ethics.
• Represents the organization in a professional manner with various in-service and/or community presentations.
• Supports the organization's mission, along with sensitivity to cultural issues and workplace harmony.

Requirements

MA (Required) BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range $27.68 - $42.90 Pay based on experience