Outpatient Therapist-Licensed/Bartow, FL/1480/LC

About the role

The outpatient therapist will be responsible for providing assessment and therapy services for both children and adults.

Essential Duties and Activities

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy as deemed necessary through evidence-based practice approaches.
• Complete ongoing progress notes and other necessary documentation through an electronic health record.
• Provide crisis intervention services as needed.
• Make appropriate internal and external referrals.
• Complete behavioral health status exams.
• Conduct and complete Biopsychosocial evaluations.
• Develop treatment plans with clients.
• Collect and enter demographic, insurance and other required information for registration.
• Maintain compliance with all training requirements.
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in the field of mental health required.
• Experience: At least 2 years of experience in the mental health field.
• Certifications: LMHC, LCSW or LMFT required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Generally understands the psychopathology of both adults and children as it relates to the DSM diagnostic manual.
• Capable of providing mental health diagnoses using DSM criteria.
• Can perform therapy with a variety of modalities to include evidence-based practice approaches.
• Capable of providing treatment for co-occurring disorders or willing to learn the required techniques and interventions to provide the therapy.
• Possesses a high quality of written and verbal capabilities.
• Capable of working independently with minimum supervision.
• Manages one's time efficiently.
• Written documentation through an electronic health record must be completed in a timely manner.
• Flexibility and the ability to prioritize various job functions.
• Strong clinical documentation skills.

Work Environment

• Fast paced work environment.
• The populations cared for will include patients who are confused, delusional, irrational, agitated, or uncooperative.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must understand and accept the possibility of exposure to inside environmental conditions such as communicable diseases and physical/verbal abuse from an out-of-control patient/client.

Technology Requirement

If you are not assigned a company-issued phone, you will be required to authorize the use of the Microsoft Authenticator app on your personal mobile device to access payroll and communication systems.