Outpatient SUD Primary Therapist

About the Role

The Outpatient Therapist inspires, teaches and motivates clients to achieve meaningful recovery by leading technology-enabled group and individual therapy and psychoeducation sessions (PHP, IOP, GOP) in the assigned RCA Outpatient Day Treatment Program. Utilizing evidence-based, trauma-informed, and person-centered practices, the Virtual Outpatient Therapist helps clients access appropriate ancillary support services and develop tools that support their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

• Completes intake Biopsychosocial Assessments, including all electronic forms required by RCA, MDPH, and/or third-party payors.
• Evaluates clients' mental and physical health, addiction severity, and/or problem behavior, and assesses their readiness for treatment; articulates clinical rationale for recommended level of care.
• Works with clients to develop realistic and time-limited treatment goals; completes treatment plans within the required timeframe for PHP, IOP, and GOP levels of care.
• Reviews and recommends treatment options with clients, including their families, if willing.
• Utilizes recognized therapeutic modalities, such as CBT, DBT, 12-Step, psychoanalytic, motivational interviewing, and stages of change.
• Performs individual, group, couples, and family therapy and education sessions.
• Is familiar with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and objectively discusses options with clients.
• Documents all work in the RCA Electronic Health Record, Avatar.
• Performs basic case management tasks when necessary, including referring clients to outside resources, services, and support groups.
• Performs Utilization Review tasks with third-party payors if necessary.
• Assigns Urine Drug Screens and breathalyzer if necessary.
• Helps clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior.
• Works with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery.
• Teaches families about addiction or behavior disorders and helps them develop strategies to cope with those problems.
• Performs any other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or another related human services field required.
• Appropriate state licensure (e.g., LCP, LCSW, LADC-I, LADC-II, LMHC, LCSW, or LMFT) required.
• Prior experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse setting serving culturally diverse populations preferred.
• Experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender-specific issues; ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into clinical interventions.
• Understands and maintains appropriate confidentiality when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, and all other contacts.
• Exhibits excellent customer relation skills through supportive and constructive communication with all contacts, including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families, and referral sources.
• Knowledge of case management for dual-diagnosis patients.

Competencies

• Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers' needs in a manner that provides satisfaction within available resources.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solutions, and responds quickly to new challenges.
• Communication Proficiency: Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles and choosing appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
• Project Management: Coordinates the diverse components of the project by balancing scope, time, cost, and quality.

Work Environment

This job may operate in a remote environment or a professional office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently uses hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel

Travel to the assigned outpatient office will be necessary at times for monthly check-ins during the business day.

A former patient may not be hired at the same location where they were treated until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the completion of their treatment at that location. Former patients may be considered for employment at other RCA locations within a year after treatment, subject to the standard hiring process and without compromising ethical standards, patient care, or the reputation of RCA.