Mental Health Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities As an Independent Mental Health Therapist, you will provide compassionate and effective psychotherapy and counseling services to clients managing mental health challenges. Every day you will conduct assessments and maintain clinical documentation. To be successful, you will demonstrate expert clinical judgment, strong therapeutic communication, and a commitment to professional development, ensuring high-quality, independent client care. Independently evaluates and/or assesses the bio-psycho-social needs of patients, and treats mental health disorders by conducting therapy sessions with patients utilizing various treatment modalities such as individual, group, family and/or significant other counseling and education to assist these individuals in achieving defined treatment goals and provide crisis intervention when needed. Develops and maintains a positive professional relationship with clients, peers, coworkers, and members of the community. Maintains open, therapeutic communication with peers, patients, and the patient's family. Maintains strict standards of ethical behavior including the confidentiality of all patient affairs. Must have the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a diverse and multicultural environment. Documents clinical services (i.e., evaluations/assessments, progress notes, group notes, treatment plan, discharge summaries, etc) that reflect progress toward goals as established in the treatment plan in accordance with departmental record keeping policy, procedure and licensure standards. Collaborates, consults, refers and coordinates treatment and discharge/after-care services with departmental treatment team, other internal programs, and external agencies and significant others having joint interest in meeting the needs of the client in a timely manner. Assumes responsibility for personal and professional growth, assures compliance with all annual competencies, and fulfills yearly education requirements in order to maintain an active license. Participates in all mandatory safety, security and infection control programs, as well as those required and provided by the department. Assists in ensuring that there is timely reimbursement for services rendered: providing information for utilization reviews, obtaining proper authorizations, assisting in providing documentation for third party payment, and maintaining currency of patient demographics and insurance information as necessary. We are offering uncapped productivity bonuses and $2,500 in annual CEU's to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements Job Requirements A minimum of a Masters degree from an accredited educational institution in Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or other related behavioral health field is required. LIMHP or LICSW license in Nebraska required. Where You'll Work CHI Health St. Mary's has served Nebraska City and the surrounding areas since 1927. In the fall of 2014, St. Mary's opened the doors of a brand-new, fully modernized facility. The new 110,000-square-foot campus is better equipped to meet the changing needs of our community with, among other benefits, an increased capacity for specialty clinics and an integrated primary care clinic. St. Mary's encourages collaboration and care coordination among primary care physicians and medical specialists. This contributes to the high quality of care our patients have come to expect. #J-18808-Ljbffr