Licensed Counselor/Therapist - Contract/Fee for Service

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Basic Function:

Therapists will provide mental health/behavioral health services to children and families, including individual and family therapy, and consult with agency staff as appropriate.

Licensed therapists may perform the above services using a secure tele-health video platform from their home or office location.

Principal Responsibilities:

Therapists are professional experts in mental health who are licensed to screen, diagnose and treat mental health conditions. They support members by providing evidence-based psychotherapy.

Core Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Manage a panel of clients providing evidence-based assessment, treatment plans and therapeutic interventions, meeting or exceeding completed consult expectations as outlined in with Medicaid Standards and Growing Hope policy and procedures.
2. Develop and update clinical treatment plans in collaboration with members.
3. Diligently track your clients’ progress and serve as an accountability partner.
4. Engage in discharge planning upon conclusion of therapy program by providing case management services, external referrals, and coordination with other providers.
5. Respond to crisis situations by following established protocols and developing safety plans with clients. Additionally, continually assessing program eligibility and providing referrals, when needed, for follow-up intervention services.
6. Effectively communicate with team members to address client concerns, limitations, treatment progress and other concerns. Report any concerns regarding clinical performance and inability to meet expectations to Clinical Director immediately.
7. Collaborate with other team members to apply an integrated care model to client treatment plans to enhance progress and treatment outcomes.
8. Provides Individual and Family therapy to children and families referred from the community or internally.
9. Submit documentation of all services in accordance with regulations determined by Growing Hope, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and other regulatory authorities.
10. Provides clinical consultation with agency staff as needed and appropriate.
11. Communicates with Clinical Director concerning availability to accept new referrals.
12. Follows all ethical standards and agency procedures for abuse reporting and crisis situations.
13. Other duties as assigned.

• This position is a remote position.
• MUST be Independently or Provisionally Licensed in SC.
• This is a contract/fee for service position.

Education, Knowledge and Skills:

Must hold a provisional or independent South Carolina license in behavioral health. Preferred minimum of two years of experience working with children and families of various backgrounds. Excellent written and oral communication skills, computer proficiency, and must maintain documentation according to SCDHHS standards. Trained in trauma-informed care or experience working with clients with a history of trauma preferred. The ability to serve younger clients with play therapy experience a plus.

The Therapist must be committed to understanding and conducting work consistent with Growing Hope’s mission, values and core principles, and exhibit organizational citizenship. They must also have the ability to forge mutually respectful partnerships; conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change; the ability to maintain the helping role of the practitioner to meet the needs of the persons served or other family members; and the ability to work in partnership with other team members.