Primary Therapist (2)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Who is Harmony Health Group

Harmony Health Group was founded in 2015 with the mission of providing a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Our first facility offered a flexible continuum of care designed to help clients navigate each step of their recovery journey.

Since then, we’ve continued to grow and broaden our services to include co-occurring and primary mental health treatment, allowing us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. We remain committed to expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health care; delivered by a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference.

Why Harmony Health Group:

· Comprehensive benefits package , including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

· Robust training program with clear pathways for professional growth and advancement

· Flexible scheduling options , with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts available

· Full-time and part-time positions to match your ideal work–life balance

· Meaningful, rewarding work where you play a key role in supporting clients on their recovery journeys

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Job Title: Primary Therapist / Mental Health Counselor

Department: Clinical

Reports to: Clinical Director/Clinical Supervisor    

About the role:

The Primary Therapist is to provide individual and group therapy sessions for the organization’s clients. The Primary Therapist will help guide and direct client during sessions as well as prepare group notes, support clinical necessity and progress toward treatment plan goals. Maintains open communication lines with facility staff, attending clinicians and physicians, patients and families.

Key skills you'll need:

• A minimum of 2-years treating substance use and or mental health disorders 
• 2+ years utilizing EMR software, KIPU (preferred)
• Experience treating mental health disorders or related work experience (highly desired).
• Required Independent Licensure (State Dependent): LMHC, LCMHC. LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LICSW
• Highly desired, but not required (State Dependent): Addiction's Certifications: MCAP, CAP, CAC, LCADC, CADC, CAC, CAP, LADC, NCAC, MAC, LCAS, CSAC. 

As a Primary Therapist with Harmony, you will:

• Completes psychosocial intake on clients within appropriate timeframe.
• Conducts Suicide Screening and Assessments. 
• Completes the master treatment plan within appropriate timeframe.
• Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making change
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• De-escalates AMA and other patient problems.
• Documents all activities in the patient medical record and files all notes in the charts on a daily basis for UR purposes.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients
• Attends daily staff meetings to enhance communication with clinical staff regarding program and patient issues.
• Participate in required staff training (minimum 20 hours).
• Complete all assigned paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• Communicate with other staff as necessary to promote quality patient care.
• Participate in maintaining clean, properly supplied and efficient work areas.
• Observe and report safety, maintenance problems.
• Interact appropriately with patients, showing them respect while maintaining boundaries.
• Maintain professional demeanor at all times.
• Exercise sound professional judgment and seek assistance as necessary to effectively manage patient behavior.
• Protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with privacy policies, procedures and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principle of professionalism as a health care provider. Failure to comply with policies and procedures on patient privacy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
• May access protected health information (PHI) and other patent information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties. The incumbent may only share such information with those who have a need to know specific patient information you have in your possession to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other operations.
• Expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of the policy to their supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications.
• Familiarity of community healthy resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence and positive cultural identity including:
• Experience utilizing DSM-5
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of referral procedures and admittance criteria for health care and community providers.
• Ability to network and collaborate with healthcare and other social and cultural agencies that can provide services to the patients and families.
• Expertise in problem solving, stress management, ethics and team building.
• Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes:
• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact on the individual.
• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their impact on the family.
• Ability to determine if a medical emergency exists and to take appropriate action, when necessary.
• Comprehension of emergency procedures used in case of alcohol and/or drug overdose.
• Perceptive of the stages of alcohol and other drug withdrawals and ability to take appropriate action at each stage.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, including: Confidentiality, Patient Rights, Professional Code of Ethics, Discrimination.
• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes and assumption of responsibilities not delineated in the job description which are related to work as a member of an addiction treatment team
• Staff who assess individuals with substance abuse, dependence, and other addictive behaviors and who plan services for and deliver services to these individuals have the knowledge and skills to do the following:

- Establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness of the individual for treatment and change, and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use disorders (If applicable)

- Screen for psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms (If applicable)

- Screen for danger to self or others(If applicable) 

- Screen for co-occurring mental health issues (If applicable)

- Analyze and interpret data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities (If applicable)

- With the individual served, formulate mutually agreed-upon, measurable treatment goals and objectives (If applicable)

- Demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct (If applicable)

- Participate in continuing professional development (If applicable)

Note: This does not mean that every staff member must have all of these competencies; rather the total complement of staff together possesses all of these competencies

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Working Conditions and Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 
• Position is required to work in indoor and outdoor environments as needed. Potential exposure to aggressive situations. 
• Potential exposure to airborne/blood-borne pathogens and other potentially infectious diseases.