Primary Therapist

Job Summary

A Licensed Primary Therapist helps patients recover from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders through mental/addiction counseling, education, treatment, and empathetic support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the clinical monitoring, coordinating, and implementing of the program in accordance with state and TJC Standards
• Develops individualized, person-centered treatment plans for clients that include measurable and time-limited goals and objectives, and expresses the strengths, needs, goals and preferences of the client in their own language
• Conducts follow up therapy sessions that follow the goals and objectives listed in the treatment plan
• Completes Assessments in a timely manner to obtain admission baseline, and re-assesses according to company policy
• Completes treatment plan reviews according to company standards
• Acts as the mental health liaison between nursing and operations staff for their assigned caseload
• Provides on-to-one intervention and follow-up of clients who suffer from substance abuse and/or mental health complications
• Provides input to facility administration regarding treatment response and progress reports of clients on a regularly scheduled basis
• Makes sure to monitor all psychiatric/psychological clinical services provided for caseload
• Makes sure to monitor and document treatment responses of the clients in their caseload
• Ensures complete, accurate, and timely entries are made for each client contact
• Performs Biopsychosocial assessments, evaluates mental health status of clients, and performs follow-ups in a timely manner
• Makes sure to monitor that standards of care are in accordance with NCCHC/ACA or accepted psychological standards
• Develops and conducts in-service education programs according to annual in-service calendar
• Prepares monthly reports which reflect performance
• Sends copies of required monthly reports to the designated Supervisor
• Actively assists with the detection and prevention of client suicide
• Actively communicates with the Clinical Director and Utilization Review in regards to the status and progress, or lack thereof of their clients
• Additional duties as assigned

Required License(s)/Certification(s)

• Relevant license and/or certification or license/certification eligible as a Mental Health provider as required in the State in which the site is located (i.e., Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor-LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker-LCSW, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist-LMFT)
• BLS Provider obtained within 1 month (30 days) of hire date

Education and Experience

• Must currently be licensed in the State in which the site is located as a Psychologist or Licensed Therapist/Counselor/Social Worker or Registered Intern or a similarly clinically therapeutic field
• A Bachelor’s Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field which includes a practicum in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting
• Minimum of two years' experience working in a mental health field is preferred
• Previous substance abuse treatment and/or detox facility preferred
• Strong communication skills amongst clients and within all necessary departments
• Able to utilize an electronic medical record