Children's Therapist

About the role

Provide evidence-based services while maintaining fidelity to promote continuity of care for individuals served. Services are delivered in the individual’s residence or other community settings as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Arrange for medication evaluation, management, and monitoring.
• Utilize and accept clinical supervision to deliver high-quality mental health care.
• Maintain an active caseload as directed by supervisor.
• Meet Communicare, Department of Mental Health, and Division of Medicaid standards and policies regarding patient care and documentation.
• Provide timely services and documentation, meeting productivity requirements.
• Work efficiently in Communicare’s Electronic Health Record system.
• Attend and/or conduct meetings and trainings as assigned.
• Complete required trainings, including crisis intervention (e.g., CPI, suicide prevention), pre-evaluation screenings for civil commitments, RELIAS, and other trainings as deemed necessary.
• Assist in collecting and maintaining data as needed or required.
• Serve as a member of Communicare’s treatment team.
• Provide rapid response crisis services, intakes, and therapy services as directed by supervisor.
• Assess home/family situations in relation to the client’s needs and work directly with the family to ensure participation in treatment.
• Participate in conferences or meetings with referral sources or other outside agencies pertinent to the individual treatment plan.
• Work closely with other Communicare programs to maintain continuity of care and ensure a coordinated system of care.
• Establish and/or maintain referral bases within the community.
• Complete other tasks as required by supervisor.