Mental Health Therapist PRN

Responsibilities

• Conducts face-to-face assessments
• Establishes diagnoses
• Makes treatment suggestions
• Orders Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS) services (when indicated)
• Affords referrals to BHIS providers
• Provides mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and personal growth related therapy services
• Provides therapy services in individual and group sessions
• Provides crisis intervention and conflict resolution assistance
• Demonstrates ability to differentiate between emergency and non-emergency tasks and responds accordingly
• Provides immediate supportive counseling and necessary assistance to clients dealing with a crisis or emergency situation
• Provides continuum of services that includes appropriate mental health supports, etc.
• Completes an initial assessment through utilization of proven tools including the American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM)
• Obtains bio-psychosocial history information and identifies client needs by interviewing the client, reviewing available records, conferring with other professionals and appropriate House of Mercy staff, and contacting other information sources as necessary and appropriate
• Analyzes and evaluates client situation consistently reflecting advanced competency in psychosocial assessment and diagnosis

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a human services related discipline, required
• Temporary license to provide mental health therapy in the State of Iowa or LMSW (licensed master social worker)
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population served within first 30 days of employment
• Understand medical terminology and communicate effectively with healthcare professionals

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a human services related discipline, required
• Temporary license to provide mental health therapy in the State of Iowa or LMSW (licensed master social worker)
• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population served within first 30 days of employment
• Understand medical terminology and communicate effectively with healthcare professionals

Skills

• Advanced competency in psychosocial assessment and diagnosis
• Ability to conduct face-to-face assessments and establish diagnoses
• Knowledge of behavioral health intervention services (BHIS)
• Effective communication skills with clients, healthcare professionals, and other professionals
• Ability to differentiate between emergency and non-emergency tasks
• Understanding of medical terminology

Benefits

• Committed to providing compassionate, person-centered care
• Equal opportunity employer

Pay

• Varies based on experience and qualifications

Schedule

• Shift: 8 Hour Day Shift
• Hours vary