Primary Therapist - HTW

About the role

The Primary Therapist provides individual and group therapy sessions for the organization’s clients, guiding and directing them during sessions, preparing group notes, and supporting clinical needs towards treatment plan goals.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial intake on clients within appropriate timeframe.
• Conducts suicide screening and assessments.
• Completes the master treatment plan within appropriate timeframe.
• Counsels clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making change.
• Collaborates with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• De-escalates AMA and other patient problems.
• Documents all activities in the patient medical record and files all notes in the charts on a daily basis for UR purposes.
• Counsels family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
• Attends daily staff meetings to enhance communication with clinical staff regarding program and patient issues.
• Participates in required staff training (minimum 20 hours).
• Completes all assigned paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
• Communicates with other staff as necessary to promote quality patient care.
• Participates in maintaining clean, properly supplied and efficient work areas.
• Observes and reports safety, maintenance problems.
• Interacts appropriately with patients, showing them respect while maintaining boundaries.
• Maintains professional demeanor at all times.
• Exercises sound professional judgment and seeks assistance as necessary to effectively manage patient behavior.
• Protects the privacy of all patient information in accordance with privacy policies, procedures and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a health care provider.

  Requirements

  • Independent Licensure (State Dependent): LMHC, LCMHC. LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LICSW
  • Highly desired but not required (State Dependent): Addiction's Certifications: MCAP, CAP, CAC, LCADC, CADC, CAC, CAP, LADC, NCAC, MAC, LCAS, CSAC.