Outpatient Therapist

Position Overview

The Outpatient Primary Therapist plans, directs, and coordinates medically-approved programs for patients in hospitals, substance abuse facilities, or other institutions. They inspire and motivate RCA clients to help them develop tools to work toward recovery using evidence-based and person-centered practices.

Specific Responsibilities

• Evaluate clients' mental and physical health, addiction, or problem behavior and assess their readiness for treatment
• Help clients develop treatment goals and plans
• Review and recommend treatment options with clients and their families
• Help clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior
• Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery
• Teach families about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to cope with those problems
• Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups
• Conduct outreach programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as steps to take to avoid such behavior
• Direct oversight of census within assigned area, including ensuring adequate leads and/or direction where appropriate.
• Ensures site meets census/budgetary requirements.

Education And Experience

• Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required; licensure as a MHC, LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or Ph.D. in Psychology preferred.
• One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving culturally diverse populations.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills
• 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 and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization
• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts
• Exhibits excellent customer relation skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources
• Knowledge of group, individual and family counseling

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use 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.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• 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.

Travel

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.